Practicing Success
Who gave the title "Mahatma" to Gandhiji? |
Rabindra Nath Tagore W C Banerjee Surendra Nath Banerjee G K Gokhale |
Rabindra Nath Tagore |
The correct answer is Option 1 - Rabindra Nath Tagore Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became in 1913 the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore is said to have used the title "Mahatma" for Gandhi in 1915 while writing his autobiography. The title, which means "great soul" in Sanskrit, was widely adopted by the Indian people and became a term of endearment and respect for Gandhi. Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, but his legacy continues to inspire people around the world. He is remembered for his nonviolent methods of resistance to oppression and his commitment to peace and social justice. |