Who of the following took the burning of foreign cloths during the Non-Cooperation Movement as 'Insensate waste'?
Explanation:
During the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922), the boycott of foreign goods, including the burning of foreign clothes, was a significant part of the strategy to promote Swadeshi and undermine British economic interests. However, **Rabindranath Tagore**, the Nobel laureate poet and philosopher, strongly criticized this practice. He viewed the burning of clothes as an 'insensate waste' and a narrow form of nationalism that went against his ideals of universalism and human brotherhood. He believed that such acts fostered hatred and isolation rather than true self-reliance and cultural exchange. Option B is correct. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Option A) was a staunch supporter and organizer of the Non-Cooperation Movement and its boycott programs. Chittaranjan Das (Option C) was another prominent leader of the Non-Cooperation Movement, initially hesitant but later fully committed, and did not publicly denounce the burning of foreign clothes. Mridula Sarabhai (Option D) was a freedom fighter and social activist who joined the independence movement later and was associated with Gandhian principles, but Tagore was the one who famously articulated this specific criticism.