ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Knighthood for Services to Literature by King George V in 1915. Tagore renounced his title of Knighthood after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Q. Rabindranath Tagore returned his after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rabindranath Tagore was given a knighthood for services to Literature in 1915 by King John V. He was the first Indian to receive the knighthood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and a knighthood in 1915. He was a Bengali poet, novelist and painter best known for being the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He passed away on August 7, 1941.

Detailed explanation-4: -In protest against the Jallianwala Massacre, Tagore gave up his knighthood title in 1919. He was awarded the Knighthood (’sir’ title) by King George V in 1915 for his excellency in Literature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rabindranath Tagore returned his knighthood for services to Literature (which he was awarded in 1915 by King George-V) in protest against the 1919 Amritsar Massacre as it was so brutal that it killed at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in the Jallianwala Bagh.