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| 1856 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar |  |
| 23rd July Birth of Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| 1880 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| Tilak founds the Marathi daily Kesari (Lion), 'Kesari' attracts more readers than any language news papers in India, editorials give a vivid picture of the people's sufferings and of actual happenings |
| 1908 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| Sentenced to 6 yrs in prison |
| 1914 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| 1916 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| Lucknow Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders |
| The League creates considerable excitement at the time, and attracts many members of the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League, who had been allied since the 1916 Lucknow Pact |
| Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Tilak re-unites with his fellow nationalists and re-joins the Indian National Congress |
| 1920 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| The All India Home Rule League elects Mahatma Gandhi as its President, in a year, the body meges into the Indian National Congress to form a united Indian political front |
| 1920 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| The All India Home Rule League elects Mahatma Gandhi as its President, in a year, the body meges into the Indian National Congress to form a united Indian political front |
| 1st Aug Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| 1st Aug Gandhi paid his respects at his cremation in Bombay, along with 200,000 people, Gandhi calls Tilak "The Maker of Modern India" |
