HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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The passing of the Rowlatt Act
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The passing of the Act of 1919
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To support Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Movement
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To protest against the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh and the imposition of martial law in Punjab
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rabindranath Tagore disapproved of the act of brutality and renounced his knighthood in protest in 1919. In opposition to the mass murder in Jalianwalla Bagh, Tagore surrendered his knighthood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Due to Jallianwala Bagh massacre (happened in 13th April 1919) incident, Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to British. Rabindranath Tagore got Knighthood from King George-V in 1915 for his contribution to literature. Later in 1919, he renounced knighthood for the inhuman act of British in Jallianwala Bagh.
Detailed explanation-3: -King George V awarded Rabindranath Tagore the Knighthood in 1915 for his literary excellence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Knighthood for Services to Literature by King George V in 1915.