Question

Bal gangadhar tilak came to be known as lokmanya tilak because

Answer 1

because unke karyon aur vicharon ko logo ne apnaya hai, mana hai
isliye ...lok= log(people)
manya= manna (accepted)
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Answer 2

The British colonial authorities called him "The father of the Indian unrest".He was also conferred with the title of "Lokamanya",which means accepted by the people(as their leader). "Tilak" was one of the first and the strongest advocates of Swaraj(self-rule) and strong radical in Indian consciousness
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