Remembering heroes of Indian Independence: Frontier Gandhi
Remembering heroes of Indian Independence: Frontier Gandhi
New Delhi: In continuation with our series on heroes of Indian Independence, today we pay rich tributes to Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan and Frontier Gandhi. Born in village Uttamazai (now in
PTIPublished : Aug 03, 2013 14:27 IST, Updated : Aug 04, 2013 6:21 IST
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During this period (1920-1947), he was arrested several times and spent around fourteen crucial years of his lifetime in jail.
In the 1920s, he came to be known as 'Frontier Gandhi' because of his close association with Gandhi.