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Abdul Ghaffār Khān ( Pashto: عبدالغفار خان; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan ( باچا خان, ' King of Chiefs ') or Badshah Khan ( بادشاه خان) was an Afghan Pashtun independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India. [3]
Abdul Ghaffar Khan (born 1890, Utmanzai, India—died Jan. 20, 1988, Peshawar, Pak.) was the foremost 20th-century leader of the Pashtuns (Pakhtuns, or Pathans; a Muslim ethnic group of Pakistan and Afghanistan), who became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and was called the “Frontier Gandhi.”
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a prominent leader in the Indian independence movement, known for his nonviolent activism and advocacy for the rights of the Pashtun people.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Bacha Khan, was a Pashtun independence activist who campaigned to end the rule of the British Raj in India. He was nicknamed as Frontier Gandhi. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan worked towards the formation of a united, independent, secular India.
Jan 20, 2023 · Abdul Ghaffar Khan was no Gandhi—he was the powerhouse Pathan who mobilised Indian Muslims. Popularly known as Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan, Bacha Khan and Fakhr-e-Afghan, his indomitable political spirit has found a place in all of his names. Shania Mathew. 20 January, 2023 10:26 am IST.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pashto/Urdu: فخر افغان خان عبد الغفار خان/خان عبدالغفار خان) (c. 1890 – January 20, 1988) was a Pashtun Indian political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India.
January 20 marks the death anniversary of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, lovingly called Bacha Khan, the 20th-century leader of the Pashtuns, who himself was a Pashtun ...
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