Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a prominent early 20th-century Indian nationalist leader, social reformer, and moderate statesman who mentored Mahatma Gandhi and advocated constitutional methods for achieving self-rule.

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instanceOf Indian nationalist leader
economist
educationist
human
politician
social reformer
advocated expansion of education in India
gradual constitutional reform
greater Indian representation in administration
reduction of land revenue assessments
associatedWith Fergusson College, Poona
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
causeOfDeath illness
contemporaryOf Bal Gangadhar Tilak
countryOfCitizenship British India
dateOfBirth 1866-05-09
dateOfDeath 1915-02-19
describedAs moderate statesman
educatedAt Elphinstone College
University of Bombay
endTime 1905
ethnicGroup Marathi people
familyName Gokhale
founded Servants of India Society
fullName Gopal Krishna Gokhale
givenName Gopal
honorific often called a political guru of Gandhi
ideologicalContrastWith Bal Gangadhar Tilak
inception 1905
influenced Mahatma Gandhi
knownFor advocacy of constitutional methods for self-rule
moderate politics in the Indian National Congress
social and educational reforms
languageSpoken English
Hindi
Marathi
memberOf Imperial Legislative Council
Indian National Congress
mentorOf Mahatma Gandhi
movement Indian independence movement
social reform movement in India
notableWork political speeches and budget speeches in the Imperial Legislative Council
occupation economist
politician
professor at Fergusson College
social reformer
teacher
placeOfBirth Bombay Presidency
British India
Kotluk village
Ratnagiri district
placeOfDeath Bombay
Bombay Presidency
British India
politicalIdeology liberalism
moderate nationalism
positionHeld President of the Indian National Congress
member of the Imperial Legislative Council
secretary of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
religion Hinduism
residence Poona
startTime 1905
workLocation Bombay Presidency
Poona


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