4181 x 4180 px | 35,4 x 35,4 cm | 13,9 x 13,9 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
1980
Ort:
Delhi, India
Weitere Informationen:
Delhi, India.Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, was a man of God who believed in service to the humanity as service to God. Any religion that provoked conflict and fomented hatred, divided people and destroyed the unity of mankind, Gaffar Khan condemned as not true religion. Gandhiji was struck by Gaffar Khan's transparent simplicity, frankness and utmost simplicity. He was, in his view, a true Khudai Khidmatgar, Servant of God. He struck to the three prime ideals of life-amal, yakeen, muhabbhat--right conduct, faith and love Born in the North-west Frontier Province in 1890, He started a number of national schools, so that the sturdy Pathans could first educate themselves. He organized the Pathans with red uniforms--they were called the Red Shirts. Gaffar Khan attended the Karachi Congress of 1931. He was arrested along with his elder brother, Dr. Khan Saheb in 1931 and jailed in the Hazaribagh jail of Bihar. When the CWC adopted the Mountbatten Plan for the division of India, Gaffar Khan was the saddest man among his compatriots. He spent the major part of the rest of his life in Pakistan jails. He was honored with the Award of Bharat Ratna in 1987. He passed away on January 20, 1988. He was a Citizen of the World, who embodied the best in Indian Culture. Hero,
