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Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth Anniversary
News: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has recently paid homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary.
Gokhale became a member of the Indian National Congress in 1889. He was the leader of the moderate faction of the Congress party.
In 1905, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress (Benares Session).
He played a leading role in bringing about Morley-Minto Reforms, the beginning of constitutional reforms in India.
In 1899, Gokhale was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council and in 1901 he was elected to the Imperial Council of the Governor-General of India.
Servants of India Society was formed by him in Pune (Maharashtra) in 1905 to further the expansion of education in India.
The Society organised mobile libraries, founded schools, and provided night classes for factory workers.
In 1908, he founded the ‘Ranade Institute of Economics’.
