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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Born

in Chikhalgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

July 23, 1856

Died

August 01, 1920

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Marathi: बाळ गंगाधर टिळक 23 July 1856 - 1 August 1920), 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 as "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. His famous quote, "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!" is well-remembered in India even today.

Tilak was among one of the first generation of Indians to receive a college education. Tilak ...more

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	The Arctic Home in the Vedas 4.09 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1903 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	गीता रहस्य 4.50 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1971 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orion or the Antiquity of the Vedas. 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1893 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geeta Rahasya : Srimad Bhagwat Geeta 2 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bal Gangadhar Tilak: His Writings And Speeches (1919) by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Babu Aurobindo Ghose (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geeta Rahasya : Karmyog Shastra -1 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Parag Prakashan (Contributor), Mahatma Gandhi (Foreword) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Full & authentic report of the Tilak trial by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Kelkar Chintaman 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1908 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vedic Chronology and Vedanta Jyotisha liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hindu philosophy of life, ethics and religion =: Omtat-sat Śrīmad Bhagavadgītā-rahasya, or, Karma-yoga-śāstra ; including an external ... of Eastern with Western doctrines, etc 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orion, or, Researches into the antiquity of the Vedas / by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 1893 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Bal Gangadhar Tilak (?)

“The geologist takes up the history of the earth at the point where the archaeologist leaves it, and carries it further back into remote antiquity.”
― Bal Gangadhar Tilak, The Arctic Home in the Vedas

tags: archaeology, geology, history

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“If we trace the history of any nation backwards into the past, we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually fade away into impenetrable darkness.”
― Bal Gangadhar Tilak, The Arctic Home in the Vedas

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