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Who is the founding father of India?

Who is the founding father of India?

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Name Nation Title (translation)
Árpád Hungary Founder of the Homeland
Mahatma Gandhi (de facto) India Father of the Nation; Leader of the Indian independence movement from British Raj
Sukarno Indonesia Father of the Nation/Great Leader of Indonesian Revolution/The Proclamator
Theodor Herzl Israel Father of the Nation

Why is the father of India?

Mahatma Gandhiji is revered in India as the Father of the Nation. Much before the Constitution of Free India conferred the title of the Father of the Nation upon the Mahatma, it was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who first addressed him as such in his condolence message to the Mahatma on the demise of Kasturba.

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Is Gandhi real father of nation?

Gandhi’s birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence. Gandhi is commonly, though not formally, considered the Father of the Nation in India and was commonly called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for father, papa).

Who is the real father of modern India?

Ram Mohan Ray is called the `Father of Modern India’ in recognition of his epoch-making social, educational and political reforms.

Who is the founding father of modern India?

As an Indian and a youth, it is my pleasure and very proud to share again about most of the unknown facts of “Our Founding Father Of Modern India” – REVOLUTIONARY DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR.

Why Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is a founding father of India?

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is a founding father of India, because he authored the Indian Constitution. The Indian Constitution guaranteed the rights and freedoms of all Indians, including the Untouchables.

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Who was the first person in India to get universal franchise?

Now all Indians have right to vote without bias in gender or caste or class or literacy or religion. It was Dr. Ambedkar who voiced as the first person in India for the’Universal Adult Franchise’ before the Southborough Commission and later before the Simon Commission for all Indians .

Why is India named after King Bharata?

Most Indians affectionately call the important independence leaders, Mahatma Gandhiji, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, etc., as founding fathers of independent India. If we go by mythology or the Hindu Puranas, our country is named after the King Bharata. He could be India is not recently formed country like USA or Pakistan.