Who returned the "Knighthood" title to the British Government in reaction against Jalianwala Bagh Massacre ?

Md. Ali Jinnah
Rabindranath Tagore
Rameshwar Singh
Shankaran Nair

Modern Indian History

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Answer:

Option B: Rabindranath Tagore

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rabindranath Tagore”.

Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Knighthood for Services to Literature by King George V in 1915. Tagore renounced his title of Knighthood after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919.