Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pashto: عبدالغفار خان; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan (Pashto: باچا خان) or Badshah Khan (بادشاه خان, 'King of Chiefs'), was an Indian independence activist from the North-West Frontier Province, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against ...

Oct 25, 2017 · Abdul Ghaffar Khan was popularly known as Bacha Khan and honorably called Fakhar-e-Afghan. He was a Pashtun independence activist against the British Raj and was a spiritual and political leader popular for his lifelong pacifism and non-violent opposition.

Born in 1890 in the Pashtun region of present-day Pakistan, Bacha Khan was deeply influenced by his father’s commitment to education and social reform. Discover how his early experiences …

Sep 6, 2017 · Lovingly called 'Bacha Khan' by his followers, he was close to Mahatma Gandhi and was part of the All India Congress. He did not believe in the communal slogan of having a separate homeland...

Oct 29, 2024 · This is the story of the extraordinary life of the Pashtun leader Bacha Khan, who fought to end British colonial rule in northwest India by non-violent means at the same time as Mahatma Gandhi...

Jan 29, 2024 · Many still are indecisive about the place in history of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan aka Bacha Khan, the legendary Pashtoon social and political reformer whose endeavours spanned a lifetime, in which he spent nearly 30 out of 95 years incarcerated.

Jan 20, 2016 · Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known commonly as Bacha Khan, was a Pashtun activist who advocated for a united, secular India alongside Mohandas K. Gandhi’s Indian National Congress, back when India and Pakistan were under British rule as a single colony known as the British Raj.

Abdul Ghaffār Khān (6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bādshāh Khān or Bāchā Khān and honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan, was a Pashtun independence activist against British colonial rule in India.

He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition, and a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim. A close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, Bacha Khan was nicknamed the "Frontier Gandhi" in British India.

About Bacha Khan. Early Life. The Childhood; Bacha Khan’s Education & Career; Social & Political Life. Marriage & Joint Effort With Ulamai-e-Deoband; Bacha Khan’s Islah-ul-Afaghina & Alternate Education System; Activism & Jails. The Khudai Khidmatgars And Steps In Politics; Adam Tashaddud (Non-Violence) Protest Againts Rowlatt Act And First ...