The ‘Father of the Nation’, who led India’s independence movement:

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific title Mahatma—meaning “high-souled”—was bestowed on him first in 1914 in South Africa, and became widely used in India in the 1920s.

Gandhi is internationally honored for his philosophy of nonviolence and his leadership of the Indian independence movement. He is internationally honored as the Father of India.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India and the Home Minister of India. He played a major role in the integration of India after the independence of India in 1947.

Morarji Desai was the third Prime Minister of India. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bombay from 1952 to 1956. He was also the Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979.

Vikram Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and the founder of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is considered the father of the Indian space program.