Jayant Shridhar Tilak

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Jayant Shridhar Tilak
Born12 October 1921
Died23 April 2001
(aged 79)
OccupationPolitician
Years active1945−2001

Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), generally referred to as Jayant-rao Tilak, was a politician from

Indian Parliament. He was also a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[1]
He was the chairman of the house for 16 years.

Early life and family

Jayantrao Tilak was a grandson of the

B.R. Ambedkar to eradicate untouchability in the 1920s. Dispute with family members and trustees of Kesari led Shridharpant to commit suicide in 1928.[3][4]

Jayant-rao Tilak's son, Deepak Tilak, is the Vice Chancellor of

Kasba Peth
.

Death

Tilak died on 23 April 2001.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Rajya Sabha Web Site" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ Mahatma Gandhi. "Letter To Jayant S Tilak (1st May 1945), ( in Collected Works /Volume 86 )". Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ Sukhdeo Thorat. "9th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture on 5th August 2017 "Why Untouchability, Caste Discrimination and Atrocities still persists despite Law? Reflections on Causes for Persistence and Solutions"" (PDF).
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  5. ^ "Tilak Maharastra Vidyapeeth". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Tilak's descendent booked for rape". 19 July 2017.
  7. ^ "First BJP mayor from Tilak family".
  8. ^ "पुण्याच्या महापौरपदी भाजपच्या मुक्ता टिळक".
  9. ^ "Jayantrao Tilak is dead". Rediff Web Site.