The first foreign national to be awarded Bharat Ratna
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 – 20 January 1988) was a great statesman of the Frontier Province and Balochistan who participated in the freedom struggle of India and for his work and devotion "Sarhadi Gandhi", "Bachha Khan" and "Badshah". Khan's name. He is known for his use of non-violence against British rule in the Indian subcontinent. At one time his goal was a united, free and secular India. For this he founded an organization named Khudai Khidmatgar in 1930. This organization is also known as "Surkh Posh" (or Red Kurti Dal).
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. His great-grandfather Abedullah Khan was truthful as well as a fighter of nature. He had fought big battles for the Pathani tribes and for Indian independence. He was given the death penalty for the freedom struggle. As powerful as he was, he was also intelligent and clever. Similarly, Saifullah Khan, the grandfather of Badshah Khan, was also of a combative nature. He fought against the British all his life. Wherever the British continued to attack the Pathans, Saifullah Khan continued to help...........Read More
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