Previous Year Question
Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’ and was also known as Badshah Khan?
A.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Syed Ahmad Khan
C.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D.
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan founded the Khudai Khidmatgar Movement. He was popularly known as Badshah Khan and also as the Frontier Gandhi.
The Khudai Khidmatgar movement began in 1929 in the North-West Frontier Province. It was primarily a non-violent movement among the Pashtuns against British colonial rule.
Its members became popularly known as the ‘Red Shirts’ because they wore red-coloured shirts.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence and became an important leader of the Indian national movement.