Gopal Krishna Gokhale:
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale(1866 –1915) was an Indian liberal political leader and a social reformer during the Indian Independence Movement.
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He was born on 9 May 1866
Contributions of Gopal Krishna Gokhale:
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Role in Indian a National Congress(INC):
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Gokhale became a member of the Indian National Congress(INC) in 1889.
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He was associated with the Moderate Group of Indian National Congress.
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He became president of INC in 1905 in the Banaras session.
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Role in Legislatures:
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In 1899, Gokhale was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council.
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He was also elected to the Imperial Council of the Governor-General of India in 1901.
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He also played a key role in framing the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909.
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Related Societies:
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He served as Secretary of the Deccan Education Society.
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He established the Servants of India Society in 1905. This society trained people to be selfless workers so that they could work for the common good of the people.
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Gokhale was a mentor to both Mohammed Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi even wrote a book called, ‘Gokhale, My Political Guru’.
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In 1908, he founded the ‘Ranade Institute of Economics’.
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Journals:
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He started an English weekly newspaper, The Hitavada (The people’s paper).
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Gokhale also published a daily newspaper Jnanaprakash
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He was also associated with the Sarvajanik sabha journal started by Govind Ranade.
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