Quote of the day
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
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)