Correct option is D
The correct answer is (D) Rabindranath Tagore.
Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in 1919 to protest the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, where British troops under General Dyer killed hundreds of unarmed Indians in Amritsar. His act symbolized condemnation of British colonial brutality.
Information Booster:
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre:April 13, 1919, Amritsar, Punjab.
- Governor of Punjab (1919):Michael O'Dwyer
- Commander of the attack:General Reginald Dyer
- Rabindranath Tagore: First Asian Nobel laureate (1913, Literature)
- Title Renounced:Knighthood (1919)
- Other Protesters: Mahatma Gandhi returned his Kaiser-i-Hind medal.
Additional Information:
- Dadabhai Naoroji: Pioneer of Drain of Wealth Theory, first Indian MP in British Parliament.
- Jawaharlal Nehru: First Prime Minister of India (1947-1964), leader of the Indian National Movement.
- Mahatma Gandhi: Led Non-Cooperation Movement (1920), Quit India Movement (1942), returned Kaiser-i-Hind medal after Jallianwala Bagh massacre.