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Abdul Ghaffār Khān, nicknamed Fakhr-e-Afghan, lit. "pride of Pashtuns", Bādshāh Khān, or Bāchā Khān, "king of chiefs", was a Pashtun independence activist who worked to end the rule of the British Raj in India.
Born: 6 February 1890, Utmānzai, Pakistan
Died: 20 January 1988, Peshawar, Pakistan
Nicknames: Pāchā Khān, Frontier Gandhi, Bāchā Khān
Nationality: Afghan, British Raj
Books: Khudai Khidmatgar and National Movement: Momentous Speeches of Badshah Khan
Awards: Bharat Ratna, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
Khan was a Pashtun independence activist who worked to end the rule of the British Raj. He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition; he was a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim.
A close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, Bacha Khan was nicknamed the "Frontier Gandhi" in British India by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal. Bacha Khan founded the Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God") movement in 1929.
Its success triggered a harsh crackdown by the British Raj against him and his supporters, and they suffered some of the most severe repression of the Indian independence movement.
(Information collected from various sources; compiled by Namaste India)
Born: 6 February 1890, Utmānzai, Pakistan
Died: 20 January 1988, Peshawar, Pakistan
Nicknames: Pāchā Khān, Frontier Gandhi, Bāchā Khān
Nationality: Afghan, British Raj
Books: Khudai Khidmatgar and National Movement: Momentous Speeches of Badshah Khan
Awards: Bharat Ratna, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
Khan was a Pashtun independence activist who worked to end the rule of the British Raj. He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition; he was a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim.
A close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, Bacha Khan was nicknamed the "Frontier Gandhi" in British India by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal. Bacha Khan founded the Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God") movement in 1929.
Its success triggered a harsh crackdown by the British Raj against him and his supporters, and they suffered some of the most severe repression of the Indian independence movement.
(Information collected from various sources; compiled by Namaste India)
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