What name was given to Bal Gangadhar Tilak by the British rulers?
The Father of the Indian Unrest
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a towering figure of the early, assertive phase of the Indian freedom struggle and belonged to the extremist wing of the Indian National Congress that demanded rights rather than merely requesting reforms.
He was among the first leaders to demand complete self-rule, popularising the rallying cry 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it', which galvanised mass nationalist feeling.
His fiery editorials in the newspapers Kesari (in Marathi) and Maratha (in English), and his use of public festivals such as Ganeshotsav and Shivaji Jayanti to mobilise people, deeply alarmed the colonial administration.
The British journalist and commentator Valentine Chirol, in his writings on Indian politics, described Tilak as 'The Father of the Indian Unrest', a phrase that captured his role in stirring agitation against British rule.
'Iron Man of India' is the well-known title of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, earned for integrating the princely states into the Indian Union, so it has no connection with Tilak.
The labels 'National Treasure of India' and 'The Father of Undivided India' were never conferred on Tilak by the British and are not standard historical titles associated with him.
Therefore, the name the British gave to Bal Gangadhar Tilak was The Father of the Indian Unrest.
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