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PHOTOS: Nation pays tribute to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his 166th birth anniversary

Updated On: 23 July, 2022 03:33 PM IST |

The country observed freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s 166th birth anniversary on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bal Gangadhar Tilak saying he epitomised ‘courage and patriotism’. Pics/PTI, civic bodies

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An official pays tribute to freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on Saturday

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An official pays tribute to freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on Saturday
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born on July 23 in 1856, hailed from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He was a social reformer and a teacher. Tilak has played a key role in the Indian independence movement. He always voiced for ‘Purna Swaraj’ the need for a nationwide movement

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born on July 23 in 1856, hailed from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He was a social reformer and a teacher. Tilak has played a key role in the Indian independence movement. He always voiced for ‘Purna Swaraj’ the need for a nationwide movement

“Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it” is one Tilak’s well-known quotes

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“Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it” is one Tilak’s well-known quotes

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V. Muraleedharan, and other dignitaries pose for a photograph after paying tribute to freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary, at Parliament. Pic/PTI

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V. Muraleedharan, and other dignitaries pose for a photograph after paying tribute to freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary, at Parliament. Pic/PTI

On the occasion of the 166th birth anniversary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr. Kasturba Hospital Medical Superintendent, Chandrakant Pawar paid respects by offering flowers. Municipal Corporation Deputy Secretary Shri. Kiran Gaikwad, Personal Secretary to the Mayor Mrs. Bhagyashree Nalavde were also present.

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On the occasion of the 166th birth anniversary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr. Kasturba Hospital Medical Superintendent, Chandrakant Pawar paid respects by offering flowers. Municipal Corporation Deputy Secretary Shri. Kiran Gaikwad, Personal Secretary to the Mayor Mrs. Bhagyashree Nalavde were also present.

Thane Municipal Corporation officials paying tribute to freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary

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Thane Municipal Corporation officials paying tribute to freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary

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