Who among the following leaders of Indian Freedom Movement gave the slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it’?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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Tilak coined the famous slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it", which inspired lakhs to participate in the Indian freedom struggle.
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Popularly known as Lokmanya, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in to a Brahmin family on July 23, 1856 in Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) and died on August 1, 1920, Bombay [now Mumbai].
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He founded the Deccan Education Society in 1884 to impart quality education to India's youth.
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The very next year after the Deccan Education Society was was founded, Tilak started two weeklies, 'Kesari' and 'Mahratta'.