Who is called Lion of Karnataka?

Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande (31^st March 1871 - 30^th July 1960) also known as Lion of Karnataka, Khadi Bhageeratha of Karnataka, was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule from Belgaum and the right-hand man of both Lokamanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi in .