It is widely accepted that Rabindranath Tagore first conferred the title 'Mahatma' (Great Soul) upon Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, often citing the period around the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 or upon Gandhi's return from South Africa.
Who of the following called Ghandhiji Mahatma for the first time ?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010 · Topic: Gandhi and His Early Movement (Gokhale's Influence and Gandhi's Return to India (1915))
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