ANDREWS, CHARLES FREER [DINABANDHU ANDREWS] (1871-1940)
He was an English missionary and a teacher at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He had a deep love for Indian and wanted to be an Indian in every respect. He was closely associated with Rabindranath Tagore, G.K. Gokhale, Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders. He lived with Gandhiji at the Phoenix Ashram in South Africa and strove to improve the lot of Indians living in South Africa, East Africa, West Indies, Fiji, etc. He also actively participated in Trade Union activities and was twice elected President of the Trade Union Congress, in 1925 and 1927. He also joined the movements for the removal of untouchability. It was in pursuit of this that he joined the Vaikom Satyagraha in 1925 and worked with Dr. Ambedkar in formulating the Harijan demands in 1933. On account of his constant concern for the poor, he earned the title of Dinabandhu from Mahatma Gandhi.
Charles Freer Andrews Deenabandhu Indian Freedom Fighter
He was an English missionary and a teacher at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He had a deep love for Indian and wanted to be an Indian in every respect. He was closely associated with Rabindranath Tagore, G.K. Gokhale, Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders. He lived with Gandhiji at the Phoenix Ashram in South Africa and strove to improve the lot of Indians living in South Africa, East Africa, West Indies, Fiji, etc. He also actively participated in Trade Union activities and was twice elected President of the Trade Union Congress, in 1925 and 1927. He also joined the movements for the removal of untouchability. It was in pursuit of this that he joined the Vaikom Satyagraha in 1925 and worked with Dr. Ambedkar in formulating the Harijan demands in 1933. On account of his constant concern for the poor, he earned the title of Dinabandhu from Mahatma Gandhi.
Charles Freer Andrews Deenabandhu Indian Freedom Fighter
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