Multiple choice

During agitation, at which of the following place, Gandhi was addressed by people as Bapu and Mahatma for the first time?

  1. Agra

  2. Dandi

  3. Champaran

  4. Kanpur
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Explanation

The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Gandhi's first major movement in India, where he fought for the rights of indigo farmers. It was during this agitation that the local people and leaders began addressing him with the respectful titles of Bapu (Father) and Mahatma (Great Soul). While Rabindranath Tagore is often credited with the title Mahatma, its popular usage flourished here.

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