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| Charles Freer Andrews was an educator and participant in the campaign for Indian independence,Charles Freer was the one who introduced Rabindranath Tagore to Mahatma Gandhi |
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| Charles Freer Andrews was Born in 187 at 114 Brunel Terrace, Newcastle, England . Charles Freer Andrews came to India as an English priest and lecturer at St. Stephens College, Delhi in 1904. Charles Freer was a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore . Charles Freer Andrews championed the Indian cause for Independence . Charles Freer Andrews was fondly called as Christ's Faithful Apostle By Mahatma Gandhi Rabindranath Tagore met Charles Freer Andrews in 1912 at Rothenstein's home in England on the day W.B. Yeats recited the Gitanjali poems . Tagore often met Charles Freer Andrews frequently later on and he decided to invite Charles Freer Andrews to Santiniketan. Charles Freer Andrews was not only a life-long friend of Rabindranath Tagore, also a friend of Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati. It was Charles Freer Andrews who introduced Tagore to Mahatma Gandhi . Charles Freer Andrews also opened the channels of dialogue between Indian leaders and the British Government during Indian Freedom Movement . Charles Freer Andrews travelled widely with Rabindranath Tagore and played an instrumental role in the development of Vishva Bharati University. | ||||||
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