Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' upon Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi during or immediately following the Champaran Satyagraha. **Reason (R):** Tagore was deeply moved by Gandhi's unique technique of non-violent resistance and his successful mobilization of the oppressed peasantry against British planters. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false.
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true.

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