Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Author · Leo
પરિચય
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and independence activist, one of the first leaders of the Indian freedom movement. A scholar and writer, he was popularly known as Lokmanya, and he championed the cause of Swaraj (self-rule). He founded newspapers and authored works on Indian philosophy and history.
અંગત માહિતી
- Full name
- केशव गंगाधर तिलक
- Also known as
- Lokmanya Tilak, B. G. Tilak, Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, Tilak, L.B.G Tilak, L.B.G. Tilak
- જન્મ
- July 23, 1856
- જન્મસ્થળ
- Ratnagiri
- રાષ્ટ્રીયતા
- British Raj
- Education
- Government Law College, Mumbai, India, Elphinstone College, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute
શેના માટે જાણીતા
- Kesari (newspaper)
- The Maratha (newspaper)
- Gita Rahasya
- The Arctic Home in the Vedas
કથન
Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it.
રસપ્રદ વાતો
- He was popularly given the honorific title 'Lokmanya', meaning 'accepted by the people as their leader'.
- He popularized the public celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi and Shivaji Jayanti to build nationalist unity.
