Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun independence activist and a spiritual leader nicknamed as “Frontier Gandhi” due to his political activities and close association with the Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi. He was a lifelong pacifist who advocated non-violent opposition and founded the Khudai Khidmatgar (“Servants of God”) to protest against the British-controlled army using peaceful protests and political activism. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1987.....Read more