Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Lokmanya Tilak) played a crucial role in popularizing the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Maharashtra as a social and political event during the late 19th century. He transformed it from a private celebration into a public festival to bridge the gap between Brahmins and non-Brahmins, mobilize masses, and foster nationalist sentiment against British rule.
Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character ?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Role in Cultural Renaissance and Indian Nationalism)
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