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  • Question
  • Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?


  • Options
  • A. Mahatma Gandhi
  • B. B. R. Ambedkar
  • C. Rabindranath Tagore
  • D. Swami Vivekananda

  • Correct Answer
  • Mahatma Gandhi 

    Explanation

    The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

     

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