Question
Download Solution PDFIdentify the freedom fighter who, as a child, hated going to school and found it suffocating and oppressive.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Rabindranath Tagore.
Key Points
- Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, and painter.
- He was honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
- He is the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- Rabindranath Tagore got the Nobel Prize for his work Gitanjali.
- India's national anthem" Jana Gana Mana" was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
- He also created Bangladesh's national anthem, "Amar Shonar Bangla".
- Shanti Niketan is a school established by Rabindranath Tagore.
- Rabindranath Tagore first sang Vande Mataram in 1896 at the Calcutta Congress Session.
- Notable works:
- Gitanjali.
- Ghare-Baire.
- Gora,
- Gitimalya.
- Balaka.
- Sonar Tari.
Additional Information
- M.K. Gandhi
- He was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar in what is today India’s western state of Gujarat.
- Upon return to British-controlled India in January 1915, Gandhi had acquired the skills both of an accomplished lawyer and a community organizer dedicated to peaceful protest.
- In South Africa (1893-1915), he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation, which he called satyagraha.
- The idea of satyagraha emphasized the power of truth and the need to search for truth.
- The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2nd October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Gandhi's Peace Prize is given for social, economic, and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
- He returned to India from South Africa on 9th January 1915.
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community to the development of India.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- He was the first Prime Minister of India.
- He is the Prime Minister who has had the longest term in office.
- He served as the prime minister of India from 15th August 1947 to 1964.
- He is the architect of the Preamble of the Indian constitution.
- He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-China war in 1962.
- He served as the first chairman of the planning commission of India.
- He was honored with the Bharat Ratna in 1955.
- The name Panchayati raj was given by Jawaharlal Nehru.
- National herald is the newspaper started by Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Jyotiba Phule
- He was born on April 11, 1827, in Pune, Maharashtra.
- He was a merchant, author as well as a municipal council member.
- He was inspired by Thomas Paine’s book titled The Rights of Man.
- He believed that the only solution to remove the social evils was the enlightenment of women and members of the lower castes.
- He opened schools for girls to support their education and educated his wife.
- His well-known books include Gulamgiri (Slavery) and Shetkarayacha Aasud (Cultivator’s Whipcord).
- He wrote Gulamgiri — one of the first critiques of the caste system. It is written in Marathi, with an English preface, the text has been translated into English as Slavery.
- In 1873, Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj to promote equality in society.
- He is believed to be the first Hindu to start an orphanage for the unfortunate children.
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