Jayant Shridhar Tilak (12 October 1921 – 23 April 2001), generally referred to as Jayantrao Tilak, was a politician from

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and was a member of the

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representing

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in the

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, the upper house of the

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. He was also a Member of the

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. He was the chairman of the house for 16 years.

Early life and family

Jayantrao Tilak was a grandson of the Indian independence leader, Lokmanya Tilak. Jayantrao's father, Shridhar Balwant Tilak was a campaigner for social reforms in India. He worked with B.R. Ambedkar to eradicate

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in the 1920s. Dispute with family members and trustees of Kesari led Shridharpant to commit suicide in 1928. Jayant-rao Tilak's son, Deepak Tilak, is the Vice Chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, a

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. Rohit Tilak, Deepak Tilak's son, was accused of rape in 2017. The case is pending in the court of law. 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. In 2019, Mukta Tilak was elected to Maharashtra assembly as a BJP candidate from Kasba Peth.

Death

Jayant Shridhar Tilak died on 23 April 2001.

References

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