Every year on July 23, India commemorates the birth anniversary of one of its greatest freedom fighters and social reformers, Bal Gangadhar Tilak. As we celebrate Lokmanya Tilak Jayanti 2024, here are ten fascinating facts about this remarkable leader that highlight his contributions and legacy. Early Life and Education: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23, 1856, in Ratnagiri, …
Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, popularly known as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was the first leader of the Indian independence movement. He was called "The father of the Indian unrest", conferred with the title of Lokmanya, which means "accepted by the people as a leader".The father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi, called him "The Maker of Modern India".The famous quote that made him …
Tilak’s ideas of swaraj and swadeshi helped raise consciousness among Indians about the insults and injustice meted out by the British. On Tilak’s death anniversary, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tweeted a picture of the social reformer and wrote, “He was one of the prime architects of India’s freedom movement with his slogan- “SWARAJ IS MY BIRTHRIGHT”. लोकमान्य बाल गंगाधर तिलक …
Identity was once considered a primordial subject by the social science fraternity. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was perhaps the first political leader in modern India to appreciate the importance of identity issues Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was perhaps the first political leader in modern India to appreciate the importance of identity issues. He spoke of how we should “form one …