HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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He started home rule league in 1916
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He launched a newspaper ‘Kesri’ in English
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He wrote ‘Gita Rahasya’
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He started Ganpati Festival in 1893
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bal Gangadhar Tilak did not launched a newspaper Kesari in English. More than education, it was journalism that became Tilak’s way to reach out to people.
Detailed explanation-2: -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".
Detailed explanation-3: -Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the popular freedom fighters in India. He started two newspapers, a Marathi newspaper called “Kesari” and an English paper called “Mahratta".
Detailed explanation-4: -Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, Kesari, in Marathi and Mahratta (Run by Kesari-Maratha Trust) in English from Kesari Wada, Narayan Peth, Pune. The newspapers were originally started as a co-operative by Chiplunkar, Agarkar and Tilak.
Detailed explanation-5: -Bal Gangadhar Tilak published two newspapers, namely, ‘The Kesari’ in Marathi, and ‘The Mahratta’ in English, to create awareness among the people. Q.