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Ravindranath gave up his title (Sir).
Explain the statement with reason.
Ravindranath Tagore gave up his title (Sir).
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- On 13th April 1919, the day of Baisakhi thousands of people had gathered for a meeting at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar for celebrating the festival.
- Many of them were not aware of the ban put by the government on public gatherings.
- Genera Dyer opened fire on these people without any prior warning.
- About four hundred innocent people were killed and thousands were injured in this incident. It is known as the ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’.
- It created a wave of rage all through India.
- Ravindranath Tagore criticized this act and gave up his title (Sir).
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