GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Chandra Shekhar
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Padam Dev
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru called him the ‘Pahari Gandhi’ at Garhdiwala, in 1937, at a political conference organized by the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. During the last days of his life, he undertook a vow to wear black clothes till India attained freedom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: Baba Kanshi Ram was a prolific singer with a sweet voice and so was conferred the title of ‘Paharan-Da-Bulbuľ by Sarojini Naidu, Indian Nightingale in 1927 at Daulatpur Chowk.
Detailed explanation-3: -Baba Kanshi Ram, affectionately known as ‘Pahari Gandhi, ‘ an apt epithet accorded to him by Jawaharlal Nehru, was a freedom fighter from Himachal Pradesh and a remarkable poet. He made significant contributions in the Independence Movement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Baba Kanshi Ram, the most prominent freedom fighter of Kangra Hills, now forming part of Himachal Pradesh, was born on 11 July, 1882 at village Dada Siba in Tehsil Dehra of District Kangra.