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Why Rabindranath Tagore refuse to join knighthood

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Answered by abhinavhegde

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Due to Jallianwala Bagh massacre (happened in 13th April 1919) incident, Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to British.

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Rabindranath Tagore got Knighthood from King George-V in 1915 for his contribution to literature. Later in 1919, he renounced knighthood for the inhuman act of British in Jallianwala Bagh. Due to same reason Gandhi returned the Kaiser-i-Hind Gold medal given to him by British government for his work during Boer war.

Answered by amoghu04

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Rabindranath tagore was conferred with knighthood by the british empire. Howewer, after the infamous jalianwaala bagh massacre, he returned the honour as an act of protest .

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