Eminent Persons
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tributes to legendary freedom fighters Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries in July 23.
- Lokmanya Tilak shook the foundation of British rule by demanding complete Independence. Tilak born in 1856 was among the first leaders with a pan-India appeal to have emerged in the freedom movement.
- Born in Uttar Pradesh in 1906, Azad ran a revolutionary network and had pledged to never get caught by the British. He took his own life during an encounter with the police in 1931, staying true to his resolve to remain ‘azad’ (free).
