Charles Freer Andrews (12 February 1871 – 5 April 1940) was an English priest of the Church of England and a Christian missionary and social reformer in India.
He was an educator and participant in the campaign for Indian independence, and became a close friend and associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He was instrumental in convincing Gandhi to return to India from South Africa, where Gandhi had been a leading light in its Indian civil rights struggle. C. F. Andrews was affectionately dubbed Christ's Faithful Apostle by Gandhi, based on his initials. For Andrews's contributions to the Indian Independence Movement Gandhi and his students at St. Stephen's College, Delhi named him Deenabandhu, or "Friend of the Poor".
Read more about Charles Freer Andrews: Early Life, In India, With Gandhi, Tagore and Sree Narayana Guru, In Fiji, Later Life, Commemoration, His Publications, Further Reading
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