Q. Mahatma is a title. What is the meaning of Mahatma ?
Solution:
- Mahatma is an adaptation of the Sanskrit word mahatman, which literally meant "great-souled." "Mahatma" can refer to any great person; in India, it is used as a title of love and respect.
- Rabindranath Tagore is said to have used this title for Gandhi on 6 March 1915.
- Tagore first used the title in a letter to Gandhi in 1915, writing, "To the one whom India’s millions call Mahatma – to him my grateful homage."
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