Friday, June 18, 2010

Gopal Krishna Gokhale






Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Born: May 9, 1866 Kothluk, Ratnagiri Dist., Maharastra, India
Died: February 19, 1915 Bombay, India
Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9, 1866 in Kothapur, Maharashtra. He graduated from Elphinstone College, Bombay in 1884 at the age of 18. He was Assistant Master in the New English School in Pune. One of the founding members of Fergusson CollegeHe was also a social reformer. Gokhale worked with Mahadev Govind Ranade(Gokhale called him his guru) in Poona Sarvajanik Sabha of which Gokhale became the Secretary. Gokhale became Secretary of the Deccan Education Society. Political guru of Mahatma Gandhi; one of the pioneers of the Indian national movement; founder of the Servants of India Society. Gokhale pleaded for gradual reforms to ultimately attain Swaraj, or self-government, in India. Gokhale was a mentor to Mahatma Gandhi and Jinnah. In his autobiography, Gandhi calls Gokhale his mentor and guide
Achievements:
He delivered a public address on "India under the British Rule", which was highly appreciated.
Gokhale regularly contributed articles to Bal Gangadhar Tilak's weekly "Mahratta".
In 1905, Gokhale started a new society called "Servants of India Society".
Gokhale went to England to voice his concerns relating to the unfair treatment of the Indian people by the British government.
He founded the "Servants of India Society"-an organization dedicated to the cause of common people.

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