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Srimadhagwat Gita-Gita Rahasya. Tilak was in fact, a profound scholar of
Indian history and culture and also wrote a book on Vedas Artctic Home in
the Vedas. Tilak vehemently opposed the Partition of Bengal (1905) under
the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon. Lifelong, Tilak strived for nationalism.
‘Lokmanya’ Tilak was born on 23rd July 1856, in Maharashtra.
His full name was Balwant Gangadhar Tilak. Since his early childhood, he
was imbued with patriotic sentiments and so felt very critical of the British
rule in India. He did his L.L.B. in 1879 and in 1881 he started the publication
of Kesari (Marathi) and Maratha (English) for arousing national awakening.
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