The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

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Q: 32 (IAS/2004)
The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

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The correct answer is Rabindra Nath Tagore. Rabindra Nath Tagore, a renowned poet, philosopher, and writer, returned his Knighthood to protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place in Punjab in 1919. The massacre was carried out by British troops, and Tagore considered it to be a grave injustice. In response, he renounced his Knighthood as a symbolic gesture of protest against British rule in India.