- He is widely known as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi.
- He was the founder of Servants of India Society, in 1905, an organisation which worked for promoting education, sanitation, health care and fighting the social evils of untouchability and discrimination, alcoholism, poverty etc.
- He started his career as an Assistant Master in a school in Pune.
- He was the leader of Soft Faction of the Congress party (Naram Dal), while Tilak led the Garam Dal (Hot Faction) of the party, when it split in 1907.
- He also founded the leading daily from Nagpur, The Hitavada in 1911.
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