1. Joseph "Kaka" Baptista was an Indian politician and activist from Bombay, closely associated with the Lokmanya Tilak and the Home Rule Movement.
12 Facts About Joseph Baptista
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Joseph Baptista was the first president of Indian Home Rule League established in 1916.
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Joseph Baptista was elected as the mayor of Bombay in 1925.
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Joseph Baptista was given the title Kaka that means "uncle".
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Joseph Baptista was born on 17 March 1864 in Matharpacady in Mazagaon, Bombay.
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Joseph Baptista completed his early education from St Mary's School, Mumbai.
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Joseph Baptista then joined the College of Engineering in Pune and later pursued a BA degree in political science from the Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
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In 1901, Baptista joined the Bombay Municipal Corporation, and would be a part of the BMC for the next 17 years.
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Joseph Baptista assisted Tilak by launching the Sarvajanik Ganpati to raise nationalistic feelings.
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Joseph Baptista was a practising barrister at the Bombay High Court.
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In 1925, Joseph Baptista was elected as the mayor of the Bombay Municipal Corporation, a post that he occupied for a year.
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Joseph Baptista died in 1930 and is buried in the Sewri cemetery.