2007 – 150th Birthday Anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak Information

 2007 – 150^th Birthday Anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Tilak 2007 Proof set 

2007 – 150th Birthday Anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Denomination	Rs 100,Rs 10
Description	Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Issue Price (Face value)	Rs 1394 /-
Approx. Market Price	Rs 6500/-
Mint	Mumbai
100 Rs	Alloy , 35 grams, 44mm, 200 serrations (SILVER)
10 Rs	Copper Nickel , 9 grams, 23 mm  100 serrations

      ü  23^rd July 1856 – 1 Aug 1920

      ü  Teacher, Social reformer, freedom fighter

      ü  He is called as “Father of the Indian Unrest “.

      ü  He is named “Lokamanaya “  which means accepted by peoples leader

      ü  His famous quote “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it ” well remembered in India today

ü  He was strong critic of western education system, felling it demeaned the Indian students and disrespected Indian heritage .