Valentine Chirol described which leader as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'?
- A.Aurobindo Ghosh
- B.Bipin Chandra Pal
- C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- D.Lala Lajpat Rai
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Valentine Chirol, a British journalist, used the phrase Father of Indian Unrest for Tilak in his writing on Indian politics, and Tilak sued him for libel in England. Tilak ran the newspapers Kesari in Marathi and The Mahratta in English, gave the country the slogan that Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it, and is called Lokmanya, meaning accepted by the people.
Option A, Aurobindo Ghosh, was tried in the Alipore bomb case and later turned to spiritual work at Pondicherry. Option B, Bipin Chandra Pal, formed the Lal Bal Pal trio with Tilak and Lajpat Rai. Option D, Lala Lajpat Rai, is Punjab Kesari and died after the lathi charge in Lahore in 1928. The three extremists are offered together on purpose, but Chirol's phrase belongs to Tilak.
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