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Who had given the title of ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhi?
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Rabindra Nath Tagore
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Moti Lal Nehru
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B. G. Tilak
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi is also known as “Mahatma” and “Father of the Nation”. The title “Mahatma” was awarded to him by Rabindranath Tagore.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Mahatma", meaning a great soul, is often taken to be Gandhi’s given name in the West. Poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore bestowed this title to Gandhi in 1915 while writing his autobiography.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1915 Tagore was awarded knighthood by the British King George V. In 1919, following the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre he renounced his Knighthood.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tagore was referring to Gandhi as the “Mahatma” by 1915 and Gandhi also addressed Tagore as “Gurudev”.
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