Question

Who was popularly called Deshbandhu?
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b) C. Rajagopalachari
c) Motilal Nehru
d) C.R. Das

Answer 1

Hint:
> He was an influential speaker and had political foresight, which earned him a leading role in the Congress.
> He has been closely affiliated with a variety of literary societies and has published poetry, apart from various articles and essays.
> During the turbulent days of the National Revolution, he published the first two volumes of his collection of poems entitled "Malancha" and "Mala".

Complete answer:
Chittaranjan Das was born in Calcutta on November 5, 1870, and belonged to the upper middle-class family of Telibagh in the Dacca district. He was an Indian politician and member of the Swaraj Party in Bengal under the British Raj.

C.R. Das was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist. He was also a lawyer during the Indian independence movement and member of the Swaraj (independence) party in Bengal during the British occupation of India.

He became active in the Non-Cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. He became an influential member of the Indian National Congress and was known for his public speaking skills and observations. Gandhiji was a great admirer of Das, and he called him a great spirit. The citizens gave him the honorary title 'Deshbandhu.'

Therefore, the correct answer is d

Note:
> C.R. Das' political career lasted just six years, but it came after he jumped into the freedom movement of India as a lawyer and supported many revolutionaries.
> Between 1917 and 1925, he was politically most influential.
> In 1917, he chaired the Bengal Provincial Conference and put forward a proposal for the reconstruction of the village through the creation of local self-government, cooperative credit societies and the revival of the cottage industry.