INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

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Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India’ the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in these words
A
Lajpat Rai
B
Shivaji
C
Gokhale
D
Madhava Rao
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gopal Krishna Gokhale was called the ‘Diamond of India’ by his political opponent Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an Indian liberal political leader and a social reformer during the Indian Independence Movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gopal Krishna Gokhale was awarded the title Companion of the Indian Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gopal Krishna Gokhale was called the Diamond of India by his political rival Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an Indian liberal political leader and social reformer during the Indian independence movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bal Gangadhar Tilak, called “Maker of Modern India” by Mahatma Gandhi and “Father of the Indian Revolution” by Jawaharlal Nehru, helped lay the foundation for Indian swaraj (self-rule).

Detailed explanation-5: -Gokhale was viewed as a well-meaning man of moderate disposition, while Tilak was a radical who would not resist using force for the attainment of freedom. Gokhale believed that the right course for India to get self-government was to adopt constitutional means and cooperate with the British Government.

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