Question

Bal Gangadhar Tilak played a prominent role in the freedom
movement of India. Justify.​

Answer 1

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a teacher, advocate, journalist, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, and a reformer who helped lay the foundation for India’s independence by building his own defiance of British rule into a national movement.

• He was called ‘The Father of the Indian Unrest’ by the British people who ruled India till 1947.  

• Being the first and foremost leader of the Indian Independence Movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak became popular as the ‘Father of Swaraj’.

• To ensure that youngsters in India attain quality education, Bal Gangadhar Tilak found the Deccan Education Society in 1884.  

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak joined the Indian National Congress Party in the year 1890.  

• Before Independence, Bal Gangadhar Tilak started weeklies such as Kesari (The Lion) and Mahratta. Kesari was Marathi language weekly while Mahratta was English weekly. Through these newspapers Tilak became widely known for his criticisms of British rule.

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak had popular leaders such as Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai as his political companions. The three were popularly known as ‘Lal-Bal-Pal triumvirate.’  

• When Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned during the freedom struggle, he wrote a book titled ‘Gita-Rahasya’ from behind the bars.  

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the Indian Home Rule League and served as its president and in 1916 he concluded the Lucknow Pact with Mohammed Ali Jinnah, which provided for Hindu-Muslim unity in the nationalist struggle.   A coin was launched by the Government of India to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary.

Answer 2

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian nationalist, teacher and activist for democracy. Tilak was the Indian Independence Movement's first leader. He was called "The Father of Indian Unrest" by the British colonial authorities and granted a title of "Lokmania," meaning "accepted by the people (as their leader)."  Mahatma Gandhi referred to him as "The Maker of Modern India".

Explanation:

• As one of the key founders of the Modern Indian Independence Movement and perhaps the greatest proponents for Swaraj or Self-for India. Tilak's words served as an inspiration for future revolutionaries in the Indian fight for liberty. Tilak actively participated in public affairs.
• Tilak had a long political career that agitated British rule for Indian autonomy. He was the most well-known political figure of India before Gandhi. Tilak was considered a radical nationalist, but a social Conservative, He was imprisoned many times, including a long time in Mandalay. Tilak was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement.
• The first stage in the role of Tilak in the Indian Movement was 10 years long. His progressive political views and worldview were developed during those years., Tilak set up many educational undertakings with the help of many colleagues that was independent of British official institutions.
• He soon started to speak out against the liberals of the Party's principles on self-governance. He believed that simple constitutional agitation alone was futile with the British. Tilak wholeheartedly supported the Swadeshi (Indian) movement and boycott of British products following the division of Bengal by Lord Curzon.
• In 1916 he entered into the Lucknow Pact with Mohammed Ali Jinnah, who made possible Hindu-Muslim unity during a nationalist campaign. Bal Gangadhar Tilak formed the Home Rule League and served as president.

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