Who among the following freedom fighters gave the slogan 'Freedom is my birth right and I Shall have it'?

Who among the following freedom fighters gave the slogan 'Freedom is my birth right and I Shall have it'? Correct Answer Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The correct answer is Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Key Points

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave a slogan  'Freedom is my birthright and I Shall have it'
  • Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak roused the Indian people and injected fresh life into our liberation cause with his electrifying phrase, "Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have it."
  • Lokmanya Tilak was born in 1856, barely one year before the First War of Indian Independence, into a disappointed and sullen India, and following the defeat of the 1857 insurrection, into a swirl of sorrow and hopelessness.

Important Points 

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked valiantly to aid the country's independence from British domination.
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a member of the Lal-Bal-Pal troika.
  • He was dubbed the "Father of Indian Unrest" by British colonial rulers.
  • Lokmanya Tilak founded and published two newspapers:
    • The (Marathi) Kesari
    • The (English) Mahratta.
  • To criticize the colonial overlords, he used his pen as a weapon.

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