Tagore was deeply disturbed and outraged by the indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians by British troops in Amritsar and expressed his anguish by giving up the honour bestowed upon him by the British government.
Rabindranath Tagore gave up his 'Knighthood' because of
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Answer: C. Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
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