Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920)
Person human Q312555
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Summary

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is a human[1]. Born in Ratnagiri[2], he… he was born on July 23, 1856[3]. He passed away in Mumbai[4]. He died on September 1, 1920[5]. He worked as a politician[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], revolutionary[9], and freedom fighter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,205 views/month, #6,387 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in Ratnagiri[2].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak died in Mumbai[4].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23, 1856[3].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak died on September 1, 1920[5].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak held citizenship in British Raj[12].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked as a politician[6].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked as a writer[8].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked as a revolutionary[9].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked as a freedom fighter[10].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was educated at Government Law College, Mumbai[13].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was educated at Elphinstone College[14].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was educated at Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute[15].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's religion is recorded as Hinduism[16].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak is recorded as male[17].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was affiliated with the Indian National Congress[19].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's Commons category is recorded as Bal Gangadhar Tilak[20].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's family name is recorded as Tilak[21].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bal Gangadhar Tilak[22].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[23].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's described by source is recorded as 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[24].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's described by source is recorded as Pune Heritage[25].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Marathi[26].
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in Ratnagiri[2]. He was born on July 23, 1856[3].

Education

Educated at Government Law College, Mumbai[13], a law school[28], in India[29], founded in 1855[30], headquartered in Mumbai[31]; Elphinstone College[14], a college[32], in India[33], founded in 1856[34]; and Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute[15], a university[35], in India[36], founded in 1821[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], revolutionary[9], and freedom fighter[10].

Personal Life

Bal Gangadhar Tilak's religion is recorded as Hinduism[16]. He was affiliated with the Indian National Congress[19].

Death and Burial

Bal Gangadhar Tilak died on September 1, 1920[5]. He died in Mumbai[4].

Why It Matters

Bal Gangadhar Tilak ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,205 views/month, #6,387 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Works attributed to him include The Arctic Home in the Vedas[40], a written work[41] and Shrimadh Bhagvad Gita Rahasya[42], a literary work[43].

FAQs

Where was Bal Gangadhar Tilak born?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in Ratnagiri[2].

Where did Bal Gangadhar Tilak die?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak died in Mumbai[4].

What did Bal Gangadhar Tilak do for work?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked as politician[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], revolutionary[9], and freedom fighter[10].

Where did Bal Gangadhar Tilak go to school?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was educated at Government Law College, Mumbai[13], Elphinstone College[14], and Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . vedantu.com. vedantu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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