Who gave the title 'Father of Nation' to Mahatma Gandhi?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Subhash Chandra Bose.

Key Points

Subhash Chandra Bose:

He founded the Independence for India League with Jawaharlal Nehru.
He was the first person to address Mahatma Gandhi as 'Father of the Nation'.
He was elected as the President of INC at its Haripura Session (1938) and Tripuri Session (1939) but resigned from Tripuri due to differences with Mahatma Gandhi.
He also founded Kisan Sabha.
He took the charge of Indian Army (Azad Hind Fauj) in 1943 in Singapore and set up an Indian Provisional government there.
Subhash Chandra Bose was the one who addressed Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
He gave the famous slogans- Dilli Chalo and Jai Hind.
The India Struggle was his autobiography.

Thus, Subhash Chandra Bose was the first person to address 'Mahatma Gandhi as Father of the Nation'.

Additional Information

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was given the title of Sardar by the women of Bardoli during the Bardoli Satyagraha.
Jawaharlal Nehru was also called Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit community.
Lala Lajpat Rai was given the title of 'Punjab Kesari'.
C. Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, was the last governor-general of India. He succeeded Lord Mountbatten as governor-general of India from 1948 to 1950.