Q. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to the British because of
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Jallianwalah Bagh massacre
(d) Partition of Bengal
Ans: (c) Jallianwalah Bagh massacre
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to the British because of (c) Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet, writer, and philosopher, renounced his knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, during the British colonial rule in India. British troops, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, opened fire on a peaceful gathering of Indians who were protesting the repressive Rowlatt Act.
The brutal and indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians deeply affected Rabindranath Tagore. As a form of protest against the British government’s actions and in solidarity with the Indian people, Tagore decided to surrender his knighthood, which he had received in 1915. This act was a symbolic renunciation of the honors bestowed upon him by the British establishment and served as a strong statement against British colonial rule in India.
