Question

Short note on bal gangadhar tilak

Answer 1

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist. He was one third of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate. Tilak was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities called him "The father of the Indian unrest." He was also conferred with the title of "Lokmanya", which means "accepted by the people (as their leader)"

Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj ("self-rule") and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. He is known for his quote in Marathi: "Swarajya is my birthright and I shall have it!". He formed a close alliance with many Indian National Congress leaders including Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Aurobindo Ghose, V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Bala Gangadhar Tilak was born on 23 July 1856 at Ratnagiri , Maharashtra .

He was a revolutionist , and an activist during the freedom struggle. His father was Gangadhar shastri who was scholar and a teacher and his mother was Parvatibai . He declared that ' swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it' which is an inspiration to the future revolutionists. He was given the title 'Lokmanya' means the one who is honoured and accepted by the people . He died on 1aug 1920 at Mumbai.