Modern Indian History

Khadi became a powerful symbol of nationalism and self-reliance during the Indian freedom struggle. Mahatma Gandhi promoted it to encourage Indians to boycott foreign-made cloth.

The Indian National Congress adopted the tricolor flag with the charkha at its center in 1931 as a symbol of the national movement.

The tricolor flag adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1931 featured the charkha at its center, symbolizing the importance of spinning and self-reliance.

Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on December 22, 1887.

Sudharak was a newspaper founded and edited by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1888 to advocate for social reform.

The Shimla Conference was a meeting between the Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell, and the major political leaders of British India in 1945.

Mahatma Gandhi returned the Kaiser-i-Hind medal, which was awarded to him by the British for his work in South Africa, in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, as part of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

The Simon Commission, led by Sir John Simon, arrived in India in February 1928 to report on the political situation and suggest constitutional reforms.

Visva-Bharati University was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 in Santiniketan.

While the phrase was coined by Hasrat Mohani, it was popularized by Bhagat Singh and his associates in the revolutionary movement.

The Dalai Lama is the title given to the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, and historically, the political leader of Tibet.

Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist who opposed Gandhi's advocacy of Hindu-Muslim harmony and his perceived appeasement of Pakistan during partition violence. Option B is inappropriate slang, C is incorrect, and D is the opposite of Gandhi's actual position.

Mohandas Gandhi, often called Mahatma Gandhi, led the non-violent movement for Indian independence. His philosophy of non-violence (ahimsa) heavily influenced Martin Luther King Jr.

Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, was a spiritual teacher in ancient India who founded Buddhism. The other individuals listed are political figures.

The Muslim League was formed partly out of concern that the interests of Muslims would be overshadowed by the Hindu majority in the Indian National Congress, eventually leading to their demand for a separate state.