On whose advice did Gandhiji spend a year travelling around British India, getting to know the land and its people?

Explanation

The correct answer is Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Key Points Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a great social reformer and educationist who provided exemplary leadership to India's freedom movement. Gopal Krishna Gokhale worked towards social empowerment, expansion of education, and struggle for freedom in India for three decades and rejected the use of reactionary or revolutionary ways. Between 1899 and 1902 ,Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a member of the Bombay Legislative Council followed by work at the Imperial Legislative Council from 1 902 to 1915 . At the Imperial legislature, Gokhale played a key role in framing the MorleyMinto reforms of 1909 . Gopal Krishna Gokhale was associated with the Moderate Group of the Indian National Congress (joined in 1889 ). Gopal Krishna Gokhale was also associated with the Sarvajanik Sabha journal started by Govind Ranade. In 1908, Gokhale founded the Ranade Institute of Economics. Gopal Krishna Gokhale started an English weekly newspaper, The Hitavada (The people's paper). Gopal Krishna Gokhale became president of INC in 1905 in the Banaras session . Bal Gangadhar Tilak called Gopal Krishna Gokhale the diamond of India . Gokhale was the political guru of Mahatma Gandh i. Additional Information Bipin Chandra Pal(1858-1932) . Bipin Chandra Pal was the main architect of the Swadeshi Movement . He stood against The Partition of Benga l. He was known as the “ Father of Revolutionary Thoughts ” He worked with Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak Hence known as “Lal-Bal-Pal . He was also known as Bengal Tiger . He preached the use of Swadeshi and the Boycott of foreign goods to eradicate poverty. Bal Gangadhar Tilak(1856-1920) . Bal Gangadhar Tilak raised the slogan, “ Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it !”. The word Swarajya was first coined by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was also known as Lokmanya Tilak . He established a prominent organization Deccan Education Society to promote modern learning . He also established Fergusson College in Pune . He along with Annie Besant played an important role during Home Rule Movement(1916-18 ). Kesari and Mahratta were the two newspapers started by; Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Lala Lajpat Rai(1865-1928) . He was born in Punjab, Also known by ‘Punjab Kesari ’. He was influenced by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and joined the Arya Samaj in Lahore . Along with Bipin Chandra Pal and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he formed the LalBal-Pal trio of extremist leaders. He Fought against untouchability . Lala Lajpat Rai Founded the Servants of People Society in 1921 . Lala Lajpat Rai Founded Arya Gazette . Lala Lajpat Rai founded the Home Rule League of America in 1917 in New York . Mahatma Gandhi(1869-1948) . Mahatma Gandhi, by name of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. Mahatma Gandhi came to be considered the father of India . Mahatma Gandhi was known for his non-violence protest and was a leading figure in freedom movements. Mahatma Gandhi's important movements, Champaran Satyagraha (1917), Non-Cooperation Movement (1920, Civil-Disobedience Movement (1930), and Quit India Movement (1942 ).