Question

Why did Tagore renounce the Knight- hood awarded to him by King George V of England?

• A. In response to the British taxation policies in India
• B. Protesting the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
• C. To support the Indian National Congress movement
• D. As a protest against the partition of Bengal

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Protesting the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

• Tagore is known as the 'bard of Bengal'

• Tagore used the pseudonym 'Bhanusimha' during the early period of his poetic com- position.

• He was an exponent of the Bengal Renaissance