Bal Gangadhar Tilak

           

         BAL GANGADHAR TILAK

 (1) Tilak was the first national leader to maintain close contact with the general public.
 (2) Tilak was the first Congress leader to go to jail for the country.
 (3) Tilak was the first to demand Swarajya in clear words. His declaration that Swarajya is my birthright and I will get it created an atmosphere of excitement all over the country.
 (4) Known as 'Lokmanya' and 'Uncrowned King of India', Tilak instilled a sense of patriotism in the people and gave a wide base to the Congress national movement.


 > He organized arenas to unite the masses,
 Lathi Club, anti-cow slaughter organization Ganpati and Shivaji Utsav started.


 > Tilak was opposed to the Maval faction in the Congress.  So he created 'Jahal Gate' with Bipinchandra Pal and Lala Lajpatrai.


 > Due to his efforts in the 1906 Kolkata Convention . The resolution 'Swarajya, boycott and national education' was passed.


 > Tilak's demand was for Swarajya.  They did not approve of colonial rule under the British Empire.


 > Tilak's thinking was clear.  The speech was harsh and blunt because the objectives were clear but the British bureaucracy was outraged by their behavior. Valentine Chirol called Tilak the "father of Indian discontent".  Tilak had filed a defamation suit against him for which he had gone to England.


 > During the First War, he appealed to the people to cooperate with the British during the war.  Because after that they will get the right of self-government Feeling.


 > Tilak is considered politically extremist but socialist in terms of social reforms.
 (Extremist in Politics but a moderate in Social Reforms)


 > He opposed the consent law from the position that we do our social reform, foreigners have no right to legislate about it. As real social reform is not possible when the country is in the throes of capitalism, first of all, awareness and organization of the society is necessary for political empowerment.  Once the right to self-government is achieved, social reforms can be done easily.


 > Not only did Barrister Jinnah consider Tilak as a Gurusthani, but Jinnah gave him a shoulder during his funeral.


 > Adopted by Gandhi - Boycott, Swadeshi, Jan Andolan policies are rooted in Tilak's ideology and work.


 > Tilak was an expert mathematician, a linguist.  He had a deep study of Indian scriptures.


 > Gokhale was with time and Tilak was ahead of time "- P. Sitaramayya.


 > I thought Tilak was like a lofty Himalayas' - m.  Gandhi.


 •  Arvind Ghosh was known for his bravery, self-sacrifice, hard work, political diplomacy and pragmatism.

 > Tilak's life span  

 • Born 23 July 1856 Ratnagiri, Chikhali.

 • Original name - Keshav.

 •  1876 ​​- b.  A.

 • January 1, 1880 - New English School - Tilak, Agarkar, Chiplunkar.

 • Maratha (English) - 2 January 1881 Editor Tilak.

 • January 4, 1881 - Kesari (Maratha) - Editor - Agarkar.

 • 24 October 1884 - Deccan Education Society - Tilak, Agarkar.

 • January 2, 1885 - Ferguson College (by the Deccan Education Society).

 • 1887 Agarkar resigns from Kesari Editor - Tilak.

 •  1889 - Tilak joins Congress,

 • 1890 - Deccan Education Society resigns.

 • 1893 - Public Ganpati Utsav,

 • 1895 - Shiva Jayanti celebrations.

 •  5897 - After the assassination of newly appointed plague commissioner Rand, some of Tilak's extremist articles were published in Kesari.

 • July 6 - Is the head of government in place?

 • July 13 - To rule is not to seek revenge.

  • १८ September 1897 - Tilak sentenced to 18 months hard labor

 • September 6, 1898 - Released

 • 24th August 1902 - Convicted in the case of Tai Maharaj, he was sentenced to one and a half years hard labor and Rs.  Punishment.

 •  1905 - Swadeshi movement started - Swarajya, Swadeshi;  Boycott and National Education.

 •  1908 - Saffron article on Khudiram's bomb case.  A case of treason for 'misfortune of the country' and 'unsustainable measures'.  6 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs.

 • 17 June 1914 Tilak's vehicle released from prison

 •  1916 Lucknow Congress, Home Rule Movement.

 •  Departed for the United States on September 19, 1918.

 •  Died August 1, 1920.

 > Bibliography

 (1) The Orion (Research in the Articles of Vedaj - 1894)

 (2) Arctic Home in the Vedas (1903)

 (3) Haldean & Indian Vedas (1915)

 (4) Srimadbhagavata Gitarahasya (1913)




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