Recently, while addressing a rally in Bhubaneswar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his presence at Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s residence for Ganpati Puja by citing the role of ...

Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival that pays tribute to Lord Ganesh ... the 19th century as a symbol of India’s independence movement, by freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak. In 1892, large number of ...

Bal Gangadhar Tilak's innovative approach to Ganesh Chaturthi redefined its role from a private religious observance into a vibrant public festival. By transforming the celebration into a platform for ...

Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated with immense ... Historically, this practice was popularised by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1893. He transformed Ganesh Utsav into a large public festival ...

In a brief hearing, lawyer Amit Pai said that 'dhol-tasha' has had a very "deep cultural significance" in Pune for over a hundred years and it was started by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

The Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Belagavi are historic. Bal Gangadhar Tilak visited Belagavi to inaugurate the first public installation in the home of freedom fighter Govindrao Yalagi.

As India is celebrating the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, Mumbai ... said it started with the initiative of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who also visited the mandal in 1901.

It was against this backdrop that Bal Gangadhar Tilak decided to organise the first public celebration of the Ganesh festival that year ... “It was as early as the 1890s that Tilak had told peasants ...

The Rise of Public Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations: Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Vision The transformation of Ganesh Chaturthi from a private festival to a public celebration began in the late 19th century, ...