<P> Joseph `` Kaka '' Baptista ( 17 March 1864 -- 1930 ) was an Indian politician and activist from Bombay ( today known as Mumbai ) , closely associated with the Lokmanya Tilak and the Home Rule Movement . He is credited with the coining of the popular phrase `` Swaraj is my Birthright and I shall have it '' . He was elected as the Mayor of Bombay in 1925 . He was given the title Kaka that means `` uncle '' . </P>
<P> Joseph `` Kaka '' Baptista ( 17 March 1864 -- 1930 ) was an Indian politician and activist from Bombay ( today known as Mumbai ) , closely associated with the Lokmanya Tilak and the Home Rule Movement . He is credited with the coining of the popular phrase `` Swaraj is my Birthright and I shall have it '' . He was elected as the Mayor of Bombay in 1925 . He was given the title Kaka that means `` uncle '' . </P>
who gave the slogan swaraj is my birth
who gave the slogan swaraj is my birth
Joseph `` Kaka '' Baptista
Joseph `` Kaka '' Baptista