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**Pune, India – July 16, 2025** – Dipak Tilak, trustee editor of the Marathi newspaper Kesari and great-grandson of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, has died at his Pune residence. He was 78. Tilak passed away early Wednesday morning due to age-related ailments, leaving behind a son, daughter, and grandchildren. His body is available for public viewing at Tilakwada before a funeral service at the Vaikunth crematorium. In addition to his role at Kesari, founded by his great-grandfather in 1881, Tilak also served as the vice-chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth. He was respected for upholding the legacy of his ancestor, a prominent nationalist thinker and social reformer.

**The Hindu**
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