It was on this day that an agitator was born in India who along with Mahatma Gandhi launched several agitations to give India an independence. Though this great personality does not stay with us till the last moment of independence, his name is still mentioned with the same respect as Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi. If you look at the pages of history, there will be a name for Gopal Krishna Gokhale. He was considered Mahatma Gandhi as his political guru. He was the mentor of the Indian national movement as well as a senior Congress party leader.

He was born on May 9, 1966 at Kothapur in Maharashtra. His father Krishna Rao was a farmer and his mother Valubai was an ordinary woman and his wife was Savitribai. He was taught by his brother because of poor economic conditions. Gokhale was one of the top students in studies. He completed his degree at Elphinstone College in Mumbai with mathematics. Gokhale also had a great knowledge of the English language which led to his appointment as a teacher at the New English School in Pune, while Gopal was also associated with the common man with the help of the "Servants of India Society", a selfless gentleman who sacrificed his entire life to help people without any temptation.

Gokhale first publicly appeared before the country in 1886 and made his first speech for India under British rule which was highly appreciated. Gokhale's patriotism then came to the fore when he wrote his first article in Bal Gangadhar Tilak's weekly magazine "Maratha". After which Gokhale was appointed as secretary of deccan education society. Gokhale was then elected twice as the president of Pune Municipality. Gokhale was also a member of the Mumbai Legislative Council for a few days where he spoke against the government.

Gopal made  England trip. After that in 1908 then he went to South Africa in 1912 where he met Mahatma Gandhi, and there he saw that Gandhi was trying to improve the condition of Indians after that Gokhale joined him in that noble cause. Gopal joined the Indian National Congress, Indian employees' institutions and legal institutions to end british rule from India, as well as tried to develop the education system.

February 19, 1915 This is the dark night on which the entire country cried. It is said that rain comes only from the sky, but on this day the rain did not need the sky. Tears welled up in every Indian's eyes as if it were raining. India lost this great man Gopal Krishna Gokhale. He has spent 49 years of his life serving the country alone. At his cremation, Bal Gangadhar Tilak had said that this diamond of India, the precious gem of Maharashtra, the king, is eternally resting on this land. Look at them and imitate them. Gokhale was an immortal person for all of us.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was such a name in India. Which is also respected by the British. The same indian commander-in-chief kitchener of the time said, "If Gokhale has not read an English book, it will certainly not be readable". Gopalkrishna Gokhale is a personality who blew the mantra of freedom in Indian public life in such a way that the British were shaken. A politician whom Mahatma Gandhiji also considered his political guru and consulted him.

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