Name the nationalist who said: Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it

Name the nationalist who said, 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'. State any one of his contributions to the National Movement.

Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Close contact with masses, demand for swaraj inculcate courage, self-defence, patriotism by organizing Akharas & lathi clubs, started Ganapati and Shivaji festivals, two newspapers - Maratha and kesari, two books- Gita Rahasya and the Artic Home of the Vedas.

Establish Home Rule league in 1916, forerunner of Mahatma Gandhi, preached the ideas of Swadeshi, Boycott and Prohibition. His role in the anti-partition movement.