After the incident of Jallianwala Bagh (April 13, 1919), Rabindranath Tagore returned his honour of ‘Knighthood’ to Indian Government on May 30, 1919. In a letter to the Governor General, he wrote: “ ..... The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation and I for my part wish to stand shorn of all special distinctions by the side of those of my countrymen who, for their so-called insignificance, are liable to suffer degradations not fit for human beings .....”....Read more