Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Overview
Lokmanya Tilak 23 July 1856–, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement
. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest". He was also conferred with the honorary title of Lokmanya, which literally means "Accepted by the people (as their leader)".
Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of "Swaraj
" (self-rule) in Indian consciousness.
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest". He was also conferred with the honorary title of Lokmanya, which literally means "Accepted by the people (as their leader)".
Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of "Swaraj
Swaraj
Swaraj can mean generally self-governance or "self-rule", and was used synonymously with "home-rule" by Gandhi but the word usually refers to Gandhi's concept for Indian independence from foreign domination. Swaraj lays stress on governance not by a hierarchical government, but self governance...
" (self-rule) in Indian consciousness.
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