Sunday 11 June 2017

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Gopal Krishna Gokhale


Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9, 1866. He was one of the most prominent leaders in Indian National Congress at the time of independence. He was also one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement and started ‘Servants of India’ Society. He was mainly a social reformer. To achieve the aim of independence, he preached two principles known as non-violence and reform within existing government institutions that too through non-violence.