Port Louis, June 15 -- President of Mauritius, Dharambeer Gokhool, unveiled busts of Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak at the Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya and Maharashtra Mandal in Mauritius, marking the centenary celebrations of the educational institution established in his honour.

The main ceremony was held on Sunday at the Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya, run by the Hindi Prasarani Sabha, where the President unveiled a bust of Tilak in the presence of several dignitaries.

A second bust was simultaneously unveiled at the Tilak Hall of the Maharashtra Mandal.

Established in 1926 by the Hindi Prasarani Sabha, the Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya was named after the prominent nationalist leader whose ideas and leadership inspired genera...