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02-16-2006, 01:10 PM
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Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
About Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he was a great scholar of Sanskrit. He was a great leader of RADICALS, they used to call themselves "Nationalists" and leaders of whole country. He was called "Lokmanya" meaning "recognized by the people" and was projected as leader of non-brahmins, but in reality, he was the leader of Brahmins alone. He started two news papers. He was jailed by the British for his writings. But he fought against the imperial power. His idea was to capture power from the British and restore it to the Brahmins, as was during Peshava rule. He openly said that non-brahmins need not take education and they do not have to take part in politics. Though he said, he does not like Untouchabilty, he refused to sign a memorandum for its abolition
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02-16-2006, 01:10 PM
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Important Life Events of Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920)
Important Life Events of Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920)
Birth July 23, 1856 1871 - Marriage - Satyabhamabai was illiterate and orthodox, died when Tilak was in Mandale prison 1872 - Matriculation 1876 - B.A. (First Class) [Bachelor of Arts] 1880 - Started New English High School 1880 - Ll.B. [Bachelor of Laws] 1881 - Started "Kesari" weekly in Marathi, ed.- Agarkar 1881 - Started "Maratha" English weekly, ed. Tilak 1882 - Tilak & Agarkar sentenced four months for writings 1884 - Shahu Maharaj As President Deccan Edu. Society, Pune 1885 - Furguson College started 1887 - Becomes Editor of "Kesari" 1890 - Opposed to use Congress pendal for Social Conference 1889 - 91 - Opposed Age of Consent Bill, supported the Orthodox people and Criticized Ranade, Telang and Bhandarkar as "vidya alankrut durjan" (learned wicked). 1891 - Opposed Ranade in Social Conference at Nagpur 1889 - 1893 - Debate against Pandita Rama Bai 1893 - Hindu Muslim Riots 1893 - "Orion" Published 1897 - First Political Case- 18 months imprisonment for articles in papers, which govt. thought responsible for murder of Capt. Rand by Chaphekar brothers 1901 - 1920 - Tai Maharaj Adoption Case 1901 October - "Vedokta Prakaran" - See details below 1903 - "Arctic Home in the Vedas", inspired by "Rig Veda" English Translation by Max Mullier, who sent the book to him in prison. 1905 - Partition of Bengal opposed 1907 - Surat Congress - Congress Divided due to Tilak, who was leader of Radicals Group. 1908 July 22 - Six years imprisonment at Mandale prison, for three articles in "Kesari" on Khudiram Bose, who had in Muzaharpur thrown a bomb on British Officer. 1914 June 14 - Released from prison 1915 - Published "Gita Rahasya", written during imprisonment 1915 - Tilak opposed the Age of Consent Bill, brought in by Shastri, to raise the minimum Age for marriage. 1916 April 28 - Established "Home Rule League" at Belgaon 1916 December - Lukhnow Congress - Recognized Muslim Demands of Separate Electorates for Muslims. 1918 - He opposed, a Bill by Vithalbhai Patel, to legalize the inter-caste marriages. He described such marriages as "hindu-hindu che sankar karak vivah". He declared the Bill to be against Hindu religion and said that the progeny of such marriages may inherit the property of father only and not of others. A Brahmin looses his brahmin-hood, if he marries a shudra woman, he opined. 1918 - Trip to England to file suit of defamation against Sir Valentine Chirol, who had held Tilak's writings and work responsible for violence in India and called him "Father of Indian Unrest". Tilak lost the case in Feb. 1919 and Returned back to Bombay in Nov. 1919 1919 December - Amrutsar Congress 1920 Feb. - March - His meetings were disrupted in Sangali, Pune and Bombay by non-Brahmins because of his speech at Athani saying non-Brahmins had no business to take education or to take part in politics. 1920 1st August - Death in Mumbai
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02-16-2006, 01:11 PM
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Festivals started by LOKMANYA TILAK
He demanded that Shivaji be declared a "rashtra purush" of whole of India through his "Shivaji Utsava", but did not dare to take back Christian or Muslim converts into Hinduism unlike Shivaji. One Gajanarao Vaidya "purified" a Brahmin convert to Christianity and insisted that Tilak should take meals sitting along with him, but Tilak refused. Bahmanic scholars praise these moves as Nationalistic, and against the British. Whereas, in fact, the moves were against the "Satya shodhak movement" of Mahatma Phule, and against the Muslims. Some Satya Shodhak activists that time had complained against the "Ganesh festival" to British Govt. But no action was taken by them. Dr. Ambedkar labeled Tilak as "Politically Liberal and Socially Tory"
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