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Option 2 : 1916

The correct answer is 1916.

  • Gandhi got an invitation to the opening ceremony of Banaras Hindu University(BHU) in 1916.
  • Many eminent speakers were invited as guests and Gandhi was one of them. 
  • He addressed the gathering where most of the audience were young people.
  • This was the first public appearance of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Madan Mohan Malaviya was one of the founders of BHU. 

  • 1915
    • Gandhi arrived in India on 9th January 1915.
    • This day is celebrated as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
    • He returned from South Africa after a long stay of 21 years where he experimented with non-violence techniques.
  • 1917
    • The famous Champaran Satyagraha took place in 1917.
    • It is a nonviolent protest against the British orders to cultivate only Indigo.
    • Gandhi stood behind the farmers' cause and won concessions.
    • Champaran is a region in Bihar.
  • 1918
    • Kheda Satyagraha took place in 1918.
    • It is a civil resistance movement to support the peasants who could not pay taxes because of famine and plague.
    • Kheda is a town in Gujarat, the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
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