Gopal krishna gokhale biography of michael jackson

Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915)

Gopal Krishna GokhaleCIE (listen^ⓘ[ˈɡoːpaːl ˈkrɪʂɳə ˈɡoːkʰleː] 9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915)^[1][2][3][4] was an Indian political leader and a social reformer during the Indian independence movement, and political mentor of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi.

Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and the founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and other legislative bodies he served in, Gokhale campaigned for Indian self-rule and for social reforms.

He was the leader of the moderate faction of the Congress party that advocated reforms by working with existing government institutions, and a major member of the Poona Association or the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha.

Early biography

Gopal Krishna Gokhale hailed from a MarathiHinduBrahmin family of Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, now Maharashtra.