CONTENTS
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Chandra Shekhar Azad
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Focus: GS I- Modern History
Why in News?
The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the great Lokmanya Tilak on his Jayanti.
About Bal Gangadhar Tilak:
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak, commonly known as Lokamanya Tilak was a leader of the Indian independence movement and belonged to the extremist faction.
- He was also called the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’.
- Born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak in 1856 in Ratnagiri, modern-day Maharashtra.
Ideology:
- He was a devout Hindu and used Hindu scriptures to rouse people to fight oppression.
- Stressed on the need for self-rule and believed that without self-rule or swarajya, no progress was possible.
- Slogan: “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it!”
- Emphasised the importance of a cultural and religious revival to go with the political movements.
- Popularised the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Maharashtra region.
- Propounded the celebration of Shiv Jayanti on the birth anniversary of the monarch Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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Chandra Shekhar Azad
Focus: GS I- Modern History
Why in News?
On 23rd July, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his birth anniversary.
About Chandra Shekhar Azad:
- Birth: 23rd July 1906
- Place: Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
- Early Life: Chandra Shekhar, then a 15-year-old student, joined a Non-Cooperation Movement in December 1921. As a result, he was arrested.
- Death: He died at Azad Park in Allahabad on 27th February 1931.
- On being presented before a magistrate, he gave his name as “Azad” (The Free), his father’s name as “Swatantrata” (Independence) and his residence as “Jail” .Therefore, he came to be known as Chandra Shekhar Azad.
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