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Detailed explanation-1: -“With his electrifying slogan, “Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have it” Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak stirred the Indian people and breathed new life into our struggle of freedom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tilak started the Swadeshi movement in India and to promote it, Tilak with Jamshedji Tata established Bombay Swadeshi Stores. He also started two important festivals (now the prime festival in Maharashtra and adjacent states). Shivaji Jayanti in 1895 and Ganesha festival in 1893.
Detailed explanation-3: -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". Mahatma Gandhi called him “The Maker of Modern India".
Detailed explanation-4: -Tilak’s activities aroused the Indian populace, but they soon also brought him into conflict with the British government, which prosecuted him for sedition and sent him to jail in 1897. The trial and sentence earned him the title Lokamanya (“Beloved Leader of the People”).