1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularly known as Lokmanya Tilak was a prominent leader of the Extremist movement. He was ‘Bal’ of the triplet group ‘Lal-Bal-Pal.’ He gave the slogan : “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.” He started community celebrations of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ and
‘Shivaji Jayanti’ to unite Marathas. He also started two newspapers, namely, ‘Kesari’ in Marathi and ‘Maratha’ in English. He played an important role in the ‘Home Rule Movement’ in 1916 C.E. Tilak was conferred with the honorary title of ‘Lokmanya.’
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai (1856-1928) became popularly known as ‘Punjab Kesari’ or ‘Sher-e-Punjab’. He was badly beaten up during the ‘lathi charge’ while protesting against the Simon Commission. This became the cause of his death. Lala Lajpat Rai said, “Every blow aimed at me is a nail in the coffin of British imperialism.” (the sentence in the textbook is grammatically as well as verbally wrong.) He was ‘Lai’ of the trio known as Lal- Bal-Pal and was an extremist leader.
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
Bipin Chandra Pal (1858- 1932) was ‘Pal’ of the trio known as Lal-Bal-Pal. He started the weekly ‘New India Weekly’ and a newspaper named ‘Vande Mataram’. He was accused of provoking youngsters to violent activities. He was an extremist leader as he was in favour of acquiring Swaraj through revolution.
