Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of ‘Knighthood’ to the British Government while expressing his anguish?

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1. **Event details**: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on $13$ April $1919$ when troops under General Dyer fired on a peaceful gathering in Amritsar, causing widespread death and injury.

2. **Public reaction**: The brutality shocked Indian society and leaders across the political spectrum.

3. **Tagore's response**: Rabindranath Tagore openly expressed his anguish and returned the British title of knighthood in protest against this atrocity.

4. **Conclusion**: The action of returning the knighthood was prompted by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, i.e., option (3) — corresponding to choice **c**.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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