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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Born: July 23, 1856
Died: August 1, 1920 (aged 64)
Bio: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. He was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement.
Known for:
- Geeta Rahasya (1915)
- The Arctic Home in the Vedas (1903)