Lokmanya means “beloved of people”. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was also known as Lokmanya tilak he was the first leader of Indian Independence movement and was loved by people. He was given the title of  “lokmanya Tilak” by Rabindranath Tagore. He was the frontline leader for the movement of Independence which brought him at conflict with the British government and was sent to prison in 1897 this is also said to be the reason that earned him the title of ‘Lokmanya Tilak’.