Bal

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Bal is the given name of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent Indian nationalist leader and social reformer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian nationalist leader
person
social reformer
advocated Swaraj (self-rule)
use of cultural festivals for political mobilization
associatedWith Annie Besant
Bipin Chandra Pal
Indian National Congress
Lala Lajpat Rai NERFINISHED
causeOfImprisonment sedition charges by British colonial government
countryOfCitizenship India
educatedAt Deccan College
University of Bombay
ethnicGroup Marathi people
fieldOfWork Indian nationalism
education
social reform
founded Kesari (Marathi newspaper)
Maratha (English newspaper)
gender male
givenName Bal
imprisonedIn Mandlay prison in Burma
influenced later Indian nationalist leaders
influencedBy Bhagavad Gita
Hindu scriptures
knownAs Lokmanya Tilak
languageOfWorkOrName Marathi
memberOf Lal Bal Pal
movement Indian independence movement
nativeLanguage Marathi
notableFor Lal Bal Pal trio of nationalist leaders
role in Indian independence movement
slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"
notableWork Gita Rahasya (commentary on Bhagavad Gita)
occupation journalist
politician
social reformer
teacher
participantIn Home Rule movement in India
Swadeshi movement
placeOfActivity Maharashtra
Pune NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology Hindu nationalism
positionHeld leader of the extremist faction of Indian National Congress
promoted Ganesh Chaturthi as public festival
Shivaji Jayanti celebrations
religion Hinduism

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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