INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’ during
A
Surat Split
B
Swadeshi Movement
C
Home Rule Movement
D
His imprisonment in 1908
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya during the Home Rule movement. Home Rule Leagues were organizations established in April and September 1916 during WW I, by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains Notes: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the title ‘Lokmanya’ during the time of the Home Rule Movement in 1916.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Rabindranath Tagore” gave the title of “Lokmanya” to “Balgangadhar Tilak". “Lokmanya” means “Beloved leader of the People".

Detailed explanation-4: -Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras. They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Swami Vivekanand. Tilak acknowledged as his Political Guru to Swami Vivekanand. Extremist leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak refers to Swami Vivekanand as his political guru. Tilak is known as the father of India Unrest and the founder of Home rule movement (1916) in India.

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