The Making of the National Movement: 1870s--1947 — Social Studies STD 8 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesThe Making of the National Movement: 1870s--19473 Marks
Question
Write a brief note on Khan Abdul Ghajfar Khan.
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Answer
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the Pashtun leader from the North-West Frontier Province. He was popularly known as Badshah Khan. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgars, which was a powerful non-violent movement among the Pattans of his province. He was a staunch supporter of Hindu-Muslim unity and was strongly opposed to the partition of India. He criticised his Congress colleagues for agreeing to the division of India in 1947.
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