Bal Gangadhar Tilak Birth Anniversary: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a freedom fighter, reformer, philosopher, author, and journalist. In many ways, Tilak helped shaped India’s journey to independence. He spoke blatantly on the importance of freedom, and the need for the national movement.
Tilak was born on 23rd July 1856 in the Ratnagiri district, Mumbai, as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak. Today is the 165th birth anniversary of Tilak. So, on Bal Gangadhar Tilak birth anniversary, know some unknown interesting facts about him.
- Tilak started weeklies named Mahratta and Kesari. Mahratta was an English weekly whereas Kesari was in the Marathi language
- He is called ‘The father of the Indian Unrest’, by the Britishers
- Tilak is behind the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi and Shivaji Jayanti festivals,
- During his struggle for freedom, he was jailed. At that time, he wrote a book titled ‘Gita-Rahasya’
- Tilak founded the Indian Home Rule League and served as the president of it
- Tilak is also called as ‘Father of Swaraj’
- In the year 1890, he joined the Indian National Congress
