Mahatma Gandhi popularised the term 'Harijan' for untouchables. What does the term 'Harijan' mean?

Children of God

The correct answer is Option 1: Children of God

NCERT: "The so-called ‘untouchables’ have been referred to collectively by many names over the centuries. Whatever the specific etymology of these names, they are all derogatory and carry a strongly pejorative charge. In fact, many of them continue to be used as forms of abuse even today, although their use is now a criminal offence. Mahatma Gandhi had popularised the term ‘Harijan’ (literally, children of God) in the 1930s to counter the pejorative charge carried by caste names.  "