Who is known as the father of assertive nationalism?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is known as the father of assertive nationalism. He was also called by the British Colonial authorities as the father of the Indian unrest. He was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist.

Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (“self-rule”) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness

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