Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Author · Leo
परिचय
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.
निजी जानकारी
- 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
- जन्म
- July 23, 1856
- जन्मस्थान
- Ratnagiri
- राष्ट्रीयता
- British Raj
- Education
- Government Law College, Mumbai, India, Elphinstone College, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute
किसके लिए जाने जाते हैं
- Kesari (newspaper)
- The Maratha (newspaper)
- Gita Rahasya
- The Arctic Home in the Vedas
कथन
Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it.
रोचक बातें
- 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.
