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Question
Name the nationalist who said ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’. State any two of his contributions to the National Movement.
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Solution
Bal Gangadhar Tilak said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.” Tilak’s contributions:
- Tilak was the first nationalist leader who openly declared the demand for ‘Swaraj’. He started the Home Rule League at Pune in 1916 for attaining self-government.
- He started the ‘Ganapati’ festival’ to spread and propagate nationalist ideas through songs and speeches.
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