Who amongst the following was called as “Frontier Gandhi”?

Question

Who amongst the following was called as “Frontier Gandhi”?

1. A. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. B. Mohd Ali Jinnah
3. C. Khudiram Bose
4. D. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.

Key Points

• Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was called the Frontier Gandhi — also *Badshah Khan* and *Bacha Khan* — for leading a non-violent movement among the Pashtuns of the North-West Frontier Province.
• He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God"), known as the Red Shirts, in 1929.

Additional Information

• He was the first non-Indian citizen to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, in 1987.
• He opposed the Partition of India and famously told the Congress, "you have thrown us to the wolves".
• Other well-known epithets: Lala Lajpat Rai the Punjab Kesari, Bal Gangadhar Tilak the Lokmanya, Subhas Chandra Bose the Netaji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale the political guru of Gandhi.