Which Manipuri leader was a key figure in organizing peasants and workers in the 1930s and 1940s?

The correct answer is: a) Hijam Irabot.

Hijam Irabot was a Manipuri nationalist, freedom fighter, and socialist leader. He was a key figure in organizing peasants and workers in the 1930s and 1940s. He founded the Manipur Socialist Party in 1939 and the All Manipur Students’ Union in 1940. He was also a member of the Indian National Congress.

Bir Tikendrajit Singh was a Manipuri prince who led the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891. He was executed by the British after the war.

Rani Gaidinliu was a Manipuri religious leader and freedom fighter. She led the Kuki rebellion against the British in the 1930s.

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and civil rights activist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule, and in turn 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.