Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the first leader of the Indian Independence movement. He was also conferred with the title of Lokamanya-which means accepted the people[as their leader].Tilak was born in Rathinagiri-Maharashtra on 23rd July 1856. His parents were Gangadhar Ramachandra Tilak and Parvathi Boi. His school education was at Pune elementary school. He completed his UG course at Deggan college on 1877. At the stage of college he was keen interest in nationality and freedom. He had interest in law and finished his lawyer course and serve the people. He wrote about our freedom in his paper Kesari. Kesari was written in Marathi and Maratha was written in English. He wrote vigorously about our freedom in his paper and published more editions to read all people.
Britishers had hungry for Tilak and imprisioned him. He never afraid of Britishers. Tilak took inflammotary articles in his paper Kesari. Britishers put in to jail again. After that he participated Channai congress assembly on 1898 and Lucknow congress assembly on 1899. At Nagpur congress assembly on 1907 he led the leader of the strongest patriots in our country. So British government arrested again and imprisoned about six years. In his prison life he wrote -Geeta secret -and published this book for people. He was teacher,lawyer and independence activist. He fought against the freedom of our country and he said-Freedom is our Birth Right-He was a patriot,he was a writer and he was also a strongest leader of our Indian history. Give our salute to Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was died on First August 1920. 


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