The correct answer is Rabindranath Tagore Explanation & Key Takeaways: • In 1918, Rabindranath Tagore returned 'the sir' (Knighthood) award to British government in protest over the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, in which 379 innocent persons were killed by British soldiers. About Rabindranath Tagore: • Rabindranath Tagore, also known as Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, a new religious organization in nineteenth-century Bengal that tried to revive Hinduism's ultimate monistic root as given down in the Upanishads. • He occasionally joined the Indian nationalist cause, albeit in his own non-sentimental and visionary style, and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was a close friend. Tagore was knighted by the reigning British Government in 1915, but he resigned the honor within a few years in protest of British policy in India. • Rabindranath Tagore was given the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "for his profoundly sensitive, fresh, and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of Western literature." Related Concepts: About Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: • The incident occurred on April 13, 1919. General Dyer, a British officer, was held accountable for the massacre. He was in head of the British forces at Amritsar, India, at the time. • The British government imposed martial law at the time. • In accordance with the law. No one was allowed to move, and it was forbidden for individuals to gather in large groups. The residents of Amritsar were unaware of the new legislation. The warning was not communicated to the crowd assembled in Jallianwala Bagh. The crowds had congregated for the annual Baisakhi Fair. However, the local authorities forced the guests to leave the fair. • The Jallianwala Bagh massacre is one of the most heinous and cold-blooded murders of innocent and unarmed civilians in the country's history. April 13th is regarded as one of the darkest days of the liberation movement.