Birth of Bal Gangadhar Tilak23 July 1856
Birth of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Historical person
Bal Gangadhar Tilak Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Bal Gangadhar Tilak, based on 26 World History Database records associated with India.
26 records1856–192011 events1 places
Chronological biography
1856
Home Rule23 July 1856
Birth of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1880
Home Rule1880
Tilak founds the Marathi daily Kesari (Lion), Kesari attracts more readers than any language news papers in India, editorials give a vivid picture of the peoples sufferings and of actual happenings
Kesari1880
Tilak founds the Marathi daily Kesari (Lion), Kesari attracts more readers than any language news papers in India, editorials give a vivid picture of the peoples sufferings and of actual happenings
1907
Congress Party1907
At the Party annual session trouble breaks over the selection of the new president of the Congress, the party splits into the Garam Dal ("Hot Faction," extremists), led by Tilak, Pal and Rai, and the Naram Dal ("Soft Faction," moderate)
Election1907
At the Party annual session trouble breaks over the selection of the new president of the Congress, the party splits into the Garam Dal ("Hot Faction," extremists), led by Tilak, Pal and Rai, and the Naram Dal ("Soft Faction," moderate)
1908
Arrest of Bal Gangadhar Tilak1908
Sentenced to 6 yrs in prison
Home Rule1908
Sentenced to 6 yrs in prison
1914
Home Rule1914
Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Independence of India1914
Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1916
All India Home Rule League1916
Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The League creates considerable excitement at the time, and attracts many members of the Indian National Congressand the All India Muslim League, who had been allied since the 1916 Lucknow Pact
All India Home Rule League1916
The League creates considerable excitement at the time, and attracts many members of the Indian National Congressand the All India Muslim League, who had been allied since the 1916 Lucknow Pact
Congress Party1916
Tilak re-unites with his fellow nationalists and re-joins the Indian National Congress
Home Rule1916
Tilak re-unites with his fellow nationalists and re-joins the Indian National Congress. Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The League creates considerable excitement at the time, and attracts many members of the Indian National Congressand the All India Muslim League, who had been allied since the 1916 Lucknow Pact
Home Rule1916
Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders
Home Rule1916
The League creates considerable excitement at the time, and attracts many members of the Indian National Congressand the All India Muslim League, who had been allied since the 1916 Lucknow Pact
Independence of India1916
Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders
Independence of India1916
Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders
Indian National Congress1916
Tilak re-unites with his fellow nationalists and re-joins the Indian National Congress
Pact between Indian National Congress and Muslim League1916
Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders
Pact between Indian National Congress and Muslim League1916
Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders
1920
All India Home Rule League1920
The All India Home Rule League elects Mahatma Gandhi as its President, in a year, the body meges into the Indian National Congress to form a united Indian political front
Home Rule1920
The All India Home Rule League elects Mahatma Gandhi as its President, in a year, the body meges into the Indian National Congress to form a united Indian political front
Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak1 August 1920
Gandhi paid his respects at his cremation in Bombay, along with 200,000 people, Gandhi calls Tilak "The Maker of Modern India". Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Home Rule1 August 1920
Gandhi paid his respects at his cremation in Bombay, along with 200,000 people, Gandhi calls Tilak "The Maker of Modern India". Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Independence of India1 August 1920
Gandhi paid his respects at his cremation in Bombay, along with 200,000 people, Gandhi calls Tilak "The Maker of Modern India"
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.