1.0Kamal Sandeshhttps://kamalsandesh.orgkamalsandeshhttps://kamalsandesh.org/author/kamalsandesh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XftSlpCkBl"><a href="https://kamalsandesh.org/bal-gangadhar-tilak-prime-architect-modern-india/">Bal Gangadhar Tilak: A Prime Architect of Modern India</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kamalsandesh.org/bal-gangadhar-tilak-prime-architect-modern-india/embed/#?secret=XftSlpCkBl" width="600" height="338" title="“Bal Gangadhar Tilak: A Prime Architect of Modern India” — Kamal Sandesh" data-secret="XftSlpCkBl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://storage.googleapis.com/kamalsandesh/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bal-ganga-dhar-tilak.jpg500375BIRTH ANIVERSERY : JULY 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak born on July 23, 1856 in a middle class Chitpavan Brahmin family in Ratnagiri,was an Indian social reformer and freedom activist. He was one of the prime architects of modern India and probably the strongest advocates of Swaraj or Self Rule for India. His famous declaration “Swaraj