Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath…

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Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of ‘Knighthood’ to the British Government while expressing his anguish?

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Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of ‘Knighthood’ to the British Government while expressing his anguish?

  1. Charan Paduka Incident
  2. Chauri Chaura Incident
  3. Jallianwala Bagh massacre — Correct Answer
  4. Partition of Bengal
Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore returned his Knighthood title to the British Government in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar. In his letter to the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, he expressed the deep anguish and pain caused by the brutal killing of unarmed civilians.

प्रश्न एवं उत्तर (हिंदी)

निम्नलिखित में से किस घटना के कारण रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर ने अपना आक्रोश व्यक्त करते हुए ब्रिटिश सरकार को 'नाइटहुड' (Knighthood) की उपाधि लौटा दी थी?

  1. चरण पादुका कांड
  2. चौरी-चौरा कांड
  3. जलियांवाला बाग हत्याकांड — सही उत्तर
  4. बंगाल का विभाजन
स्पष्टीकरण:

रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर ने जलियांवाला बाग हत्याकांड के विरोध में ब्रिटिश सरकार को अपनी 'नाइटहुड' (सर) की उपाधि लौटा दी थी। यह हत्याकांड 13 अप्रैल 1919 को अमृतसर में हुआ था। वायसराय लॉर्ड चेम्सफोर्ड को लिखे अपने पत्र में, उन्होंने निहत्थे नागरिकों की नृशंस हत्या से उपजी अपनी गहरी पीड़ा और आक्रोश व्यक्त किया था।

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