(For the poet, see Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak.)("Lokmanya Tilak" redirects here. For other uses, see Lokmanya Tilak (disambiguation).)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (or Lokmanya Tilak, ; 23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist.