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Explanation: About Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Born in 1856, he was later popularly known as Lokamanya Tilak. He graduated from the Bombay University and later, devoted his entire life to the service of his country. He helped found, during the 1800s, the New English School, which later became the Fergusson College. ? He founded the newspapers, the Mahratta (in English) and Kesari (in Marathi). From 1889, he edited the Kesari and preached nationalism in its columns and taught the people to become courageous, self-reliant and selfless fighters in the cause of India's independence. ? In 1893, he started using the traditional religious Ganpati festival to propagate the nationalist ideas through songs and speeches. In 1895, he started Shivaji festival to stimulate nationalism among young Maharashtrians by holding up the example of Shivaji for emulation. ? During 1896-97, he initiated a =no-tax campaign‘ in Maharashtra and asked the famine-stricken peasants of Maharashtra to withhold payment of land revenue if their crops had failed. ? He authored a book 'Orion', dealing with the original home of the Aryans.