Question

To whom did Mahatma Gandhi give the title ‘Deen Bandhu’?
1. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
2. Rabindra Nath Tagore
3. CF Andrews
4. Rajendra Prasad

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : CF Andrews

The correct answer is CF Andrews.

• CF Andrews, an English missionary whose experiences in India led him to defend for Indian independence and for the rights of Indian labourers around the world.
• Andrews went to India as a missionary in 1904 and began teaching at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Shaken by the racism that he found in British India, Andrews sought out friendships with Indians and immersed himself in the study of Hindu and Buddhist traditions and literature.
• In 1914 Andrews travelled to South Africa at Gokhale’s urging to take part in the campaign for Indian rights there.
• In Durban Andrews met Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by his nonviolent resistance movement; the two remained close friends afterwards.
• He became the president of the All-India Trade Union Congress in 1925.
• It was Mahatma Gandhi who gives the title ‘Deen Bandhu’ to CF Andrews.