Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), generally referred to as Jayantrao Tilak, was a politician from Indian National Congress and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[1] He was the chairman of the house for 16 years.
Jayantrao Tilak | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 23 September 1982 – 7 July 1998 | |
| Preceded by | R. S. Gavai |
| Succeeded by | Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 23 September 1982 – 7 July 1998 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 03 April 1974 – 02 April 1980 | |
| In office 03 April 1968 – 02 April 1974 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jayant Shridhar Tilak 12 October 1921 |
| Died | 23 April 2001 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British Indian (1921-1945) Indian (1947-2001) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Relatives | Bal Gangadhar Tilak (grandfather) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and family
editJayantrao Tilak was a grandson of the Indian independence leader, Lokmanya Tilak.[2] Jayantrao's father, Shridhar Balwant Tilak was a campaigner for social reforms in India. He worked with 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 Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, a deemed University.[5] Rohit Tilak, Deepak Tilak's son, was accused of rape in 2017. The case is pending in the court of law.[6] Rohit Tilak contested 2009 assembly elections as a Congress candidate. Jayant Tilak's nephew Shailesh is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mukta Tilak, Shailesh Tilak's wife and Jayant Tilak's niece-in-law, was the first mayor from BJP in Pune Corporation in 2017.[7][8] In 2019, Mukta Tilak was elected to Maharashtra assembly as a BJP candidate from Kasba Peth.
Death
editJayant Shridhar Tilak died on 23 April 2001.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Rajya Sabha Web Site" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Mahatma Gandhi. "Letter To Jayant S Tilak (1st May 1945), ( in Collected Works /Volume 86 )". Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Sanjay Paswan; Pramanshi Jaideva (2002). Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-81-7835-128-5.
- ^ "Tilak Maharastra Vidyapeeth". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Tilak's descendent booked for rape". 19 July 2017.
- ^ "First BJP mayor from Tilak family".
- ^ "पुण्याच्या महापौरपदी भाजपच्या मुक्ता टिळक".
- ^ "Jayantrao Tilak is dead". Rediff Web Site.