1861–1919
ना. वा. टिळक

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Born: De­cem­ber 6, 1861, Ka­rajh­gaon, Rat­na­gi­ri Dis­trict, Bom­bay Pre­si­den­cy, In­dia.

Died: May 9, 1919, J. J. Hos­pi­tal, By­cul­la, Mumbai, In­dia.

Biography

Tilak was born in­to a Ko­kan­as­tha Hin­du fa­mi­ly, and was the son of a gov­ern­ment re­gis­trar. His mo­ther died when he was 11 years old.

He stu­died Sans­krit and Eng­lish and be­came a teach­er.

He came to Christ in 1894, was bap­tized in 1895, and worked with the Am­eri­can Ma­ra­thi Mis­sion in Ah­med­na­gar, pro­duc­ing ma­ny hymns for the Ma­ra­thi Chris­tian Church.

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