Born on 23rd July 1856 in Chikhalgaon village, situated in Dapoli taluka of Ratnagiri, to Gangadhar & Parvatibai Tilak, a Chitpavan Brahmin family who are also known as the Kokanastha Brahmin, a Hindu Brahmin Community from the Konkan region.

Tilak got married to Tapibai, daughter of Ballal Bal of Ladghar in Ratnagiri, named Satyabhama Bai after marriage.

Lokamanya Tilak started the newspapers ‘Kesari’ and ‘Mahratta’ along with Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, M.B. Namjoshi, Vamanrao Apte and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar. ‘Kesari’ was a Marathi newspaper while ‘Mahratta’ was an English daily newspaper. Lokamanya Tilak assumed the role of sole editor of the newspaper ‘Kesari’ in the year 1887.

Lokamanya Tilak joined the Indian National Congress

With Bengal partitioned the famous triumvirate Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal, popularly known as Lal-Bal-Pal, began the Boycott and Swadeshi movement

Lokamanya Tilak along with Annie Besant started the Indian Home Rule League. He acquired many followers to his cause.