“This diamond of India, this jewel of Maharashtra, this prince of workers is taking eternal rest on funeral ground. Look at him and try to emulate him.”

— Gopal Krishna Gokhale

B.G.Tilak in "Guru and Chela".

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social and political leader during the Indian Independence … 1866–1915

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