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  Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tilak added a measure of karma-yoga (the yoga of activity) to this, not as subordinate to jnana-yoga, but as equal and complementary to it.
Tilak was also the leader of the militant wing of the Indian National Congress, as opposed to moderates such as Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Tilak authored The Orion, or, Researches into the antiquities of the Vedas in which he used astronomy to establish that the Vedic people were present in India at least as early as the 4th millennium BC.
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 Vandemataram.com - Patriots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Tilak’s grandfather, Ramchandrapanth, was a talented man and died in Benares as a Sannyasi.
Tilak’s uniqueness lies in the fact that at a time when British imperialism was at its zenith, he aroused a desperate people to demand ‘Swarajya’ as a matter of right.
The emergence of Tilak on the political horizon of the country was thus truly watershed in the life of the country.
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 Lokmanya Tilak
Bal Gandadhar Tilak (1856 - 1920) was born in Maharashtra.
Tilak and his associates were considered by the British as dangerous and as the main cause for the violence against them and therefore they arrested and deported them.
Lokmanya Tilak died in 1920 and was replaced by Mahatma Gandhi as the leader of India's freedom struggle.
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 Thought Power - Gayatri Pariwar USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Tilak was a Hindu nationalist and proud of India's heritage yet strongly advocated social and religious reform in Indian society.
Tilak was deported to Burma in 1907by the British.
Lokmanya Tilak died in 1920 and was replaced by Mahatma Gandhi as the leader of India's freedom movement.
www.thoughtpower.org /YouthDevelopment/Readings/Tilak.asp   (358 words)

  
 4.8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Tilak has tried to explain to his readers how ridiculous is the idea of the adoption of a son for the continuity of the family name.
Lokmanya uses a number of examples to prove that a certain statement or argument is wrong and thus with his oratorial style reverses the whole sentence.
Lokmanya Tilak's constant charge against the British Government was oppression of the Indian people, looting them, breaking the promises given to them, denying them freedom, thinking about nothing else but the expansion of their own empire, refusing every opportunity to the natives and doing injustice to them in every way they could.
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 Section Three
Lokmanya B.G. Tilak realised that the loss of freedom was not merely a loss of political power but a total destruction of the indigeneous culture, religion and language.
To understand Lokmanya Tilak's contribution to philosophy and practice of Education in India, it is necessary to acquaint ourselves with the situation that existed in India during the 19th century.
Tilak felt that English education was responsible for destroying the essential bond of relationship between learning, ethics, religious faith and family life.
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 Bal Gangadhar Tilak -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (July 2, 1856–August 1, 1920) was a political activist for (Click link for more info and facts about Indian independence) Indian independence who was imprisoned for his activities.
However, (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English, which Tilak wished to remove completely from the Indian mind, remains an important means of communication in India.
In one of his speeches, he declared famously "Swaraj (Self-rule) is my birthright, and I shall have it!" At that time, in the late (Click link for more info and facts about 1800s) 1800s, the primary focus of the movement was for self-rule.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/bal_gangadhar_tilak.htm   (582 words)

  
 lokpriya!
Tilak sought to widen the popular nationalistic movement, which at that time was confined to the upper class Hindus.
Tilak's activities soon brought him into conflict with the British government, which prosecuted him for sedition and sent him to jail in 1897.
By the time Tilak returned home in 1919 to attend the meeting of the Congress at Amritsar, he had mellowed sufficiently to oppose Gandhi's policy of boycotting the elections to the legislative councils established as part of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms.
www.lokpriya.com /personalities/political/past/tilak.html   (347 words)

  
 Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920), besides being a political activist who strove for Indian independence and who was imprisoned for his activities, was also a prominent Hindu thinker.
Tilak also proposed various social reforms, such as a minimum age for marriage, and was especially keen to see a prohibition placed on the sale of alcohol.
His thoughts on education and Indian political life have remained highly influential - he was the first Congress leader to suggest that Hindi, written in the devanagari script, should be accepted as the sole national language of India, a policy that was later strongly endorsed by Gandhi.
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 Experience the ecstasy of Fort Raigad, the King of Forts
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on 23rd July 1856 at Ratnagiri, in Maharashtra state, on the west coast of India, into a family of Hindu Brahmins.
Tilak obtained a good education in the orthodox Hindu cultural tradition and this influence remained throughout his life.
Tilak and Agarkar realised by early 1882 that editorship was a thorny crest, when both leaders suffered their first imprisonment.
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 Education - Personality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, one of India’s foremost freedom fighters is also recognised as the Father of Indian Unrest.
Tilak became the acknowledged leader of the 'extreme wing' of the Indian National Congress (INC), founded in1885.
Soon he came to be regarded as the undisputed leader of Maharashtra and was honoured with the title 'Lokmanya' (Beloved leader of the people) in 1893, which became synonymous with him since 1900.
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 Section Four
During the days of bondage, the first and foremost aim of education, is to arouse among the masses an urge for freedom and to prepare them for a fight for freedom; to arouse the complacent masses with an awareness of their dormant potential and to employ that in the fight for freedom.
Tilak was engrossed in fixing the nature of his undertaking in arousing the strength of the masses and in reflecting on putting to effective urges suited to local conditions.
Tilak is an expositor of the Gita, expounding deep `Humanitarian Religion', especially enlightening on its practical aspect, beside its familiar spiritual one.
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 Gurudeo Ranade Jamkhandi
Then Lokmanya Tilak himself asked a very searching question to Ranade, as to what was the most important portion of Geeta Rahasya.
Then in the year 191 7 being very much influenced by the intellectual eminence of Ranade, Lokamanya Tilak felt that he should be dragged to politics.
On the next occasion of their meeting Lokamanya Tilak asked the young scholar whether he would translate the Geeta Rahasya in English.
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 Exclusive: How Lord Ganesh united India - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Lokmanya Tilak was a visionary and a revolutionary par excellence.
After graduating in law in Pune, Lokmanya Tilak along with his friends Vishnu Chiplunkar, Gopal Agarkar, founded the New English School in Marathi medium (it was called so to distinguish English Schools established by the British) and Deccan Education Society in 1884, which started the famous Fergusson College in 1885.
Lokmanya Tilak used these two festivals to educate the masses, especially to fight for freedom and thus, gave a national call “Swaraj is my birthright”.
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 Kamat's Potpourri: Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Indian Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
They thought that Tilak was whipping a rebellion and he was imprisoned twice; two years for the first and six during the second.
Tilak advocated his own case and when the judgment of six years of fl-waters (kalapani) imprisonment was pronounced, he gave the famous statement :
Tilak's wife, his companion of 45 years died at Pune and the news reached him in Madalay prison Burma only after a week.
www.kamat.com /kalranga/itihas/tilak.htm   (1256 words)

  
 Indutai Tilak passes away
PUNE, July 15: Indutai Tilak, editor of Konkan Kesari and Sahyadri, and wife of former chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Jayantrao Tilak, passed away on Thursday morning.
The grand daughter-in-law of Lokmanya Tilak, Indutai was never directly involved in politics, but a committed social worker who led a women's team during the Goa liberation movement and prepared meals for the activists.
She wrote several books, poems and short stories on Lokmanya Tilak and about her hobby - the Japanese art of Origami and Ikebana, on which she was an expert.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990716/ige16147.html   (186 words)

  
 Nation marks Tilak's 85th death anniversary - NDTV.com - News on Nation marks Tilak's 85th death anniversary
Remembering Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his 85th death anniversary today, leaders paid floral tributes to the late freedom fighter.
Joshi remembered Tilak's contribution to the freedom struggle, saying he led the independence movement prior to the era of Mahatma Gandhi.
Chief Minister Dikshit said Tilak's dream of Poorna Swaraj was incomplete till the poor of the country were uplifted.
www.ndtv.com /morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Tilak%27s+85th+death+anniversary+observed&id=76802   (207 words)

  
 The Lokmanya and the Mahatma
As we pay homage to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his 75th death anniversary, it would be an apt occasion to recall how, and at what point, the paths of these two colossal figures of the national movement - Tilak and Gandhi - crossed each other.
At the Sardargriha in Bombay, the Lokmanya's illness had taken a serious turn and all the prominent doctors of Bombay had gathered around his bed in an effort to save him, knowing full well that these were practically his last moments.
I am perfectly sure that, if Lokmanya is not asleep at this moment, he must be thinking of something or the other in connection with Swaraj; or he must be with someone.
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 Sinhagad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the ensuing battle, Tanaji valiantly laid down his life, but the fort was successfully captured by his troops.
Lokmanya Tilak, the freedom fighter had a bungalow atop the fort and Gandhiji is said to have asked for water from there, whenever he was imprisoned at Pune.
During World War II, it was used as a camp for German POW's for some time.
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 Lokmanya Tilak’s legacy lives on, says Shinde   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Between technocrat Sam Pitroda and the Lokmanya Tilak award he was to receive on Monday at the Tilak Smarak Mandir, came the torrential downpour.
Recalling the enormous contribution of Lokmanya Tilak in ushering in the early era of the freedom struggle, Shinde said that bright personalities like Sam Pitroda were part of the independent India which Tilak had hoped for.
Extolling Tilak’s far-sightedness, Shinde said, ‘‘Lokmanya knew that education would make us progressive, he knew that the scientific outlook was necessary and his actions speak for themselves.
cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=142035   (259 words)

  
 rediff.com: Om Ganeshaye Namah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Speeches by national leaders, briefings by Tilak himself, people swarming to catch one glimpse of their respected freedom fighters, this historic place is said to have brought about an awakening in the masses.
"Lokmanya Tilak started it with the intention of gathering people of various castes, mainly the common man, in order to educate him.
Jayantrao Tilak, Lokmanya Tilak’s grandson, remembers that Ganeshotsav was not in its best form during his days.
www.rediff.com /travel/2000/sep/12ganpun.htm   (573 words)

  
 Section Five
Pradhan, G. and A. Ghagwat, Lokmanya Tilak, A Biography, Mumbai, 1958.
Tilak, B. G., Collection of Editorials in Kesari and Mahratta.
Tilak, B. G., Arctic Home in the Vedas (being also New Key to the interpretation of many Vedic Texts and Legends, (Pune 1971).
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 tilak, Lokmanya tilak, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak - A Brief Biography, Ganesh History, Ganesha History, Ganpati ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak's contribution to modern India stands on par with that of Mahatma Gandhi's.
Tilak did not question the British Sovereignty nor his demands rebellious or revolutionary.
Tilak was immensely popular through writing and through social work.
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 Suresh Kalmadi - Pune || Remembering Lokmanya Tilak - Inspiration For Celebration Of Indian Art & Culture At Ganesh ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak - the inspiration for the Pune Festival.
Lokmanya Tilak was witness in 1892 where he saw the grand scale on which the Ganesh festival was celebrated in Gwalior and the enthusiastic participation of people therein.
Tilak wished to bring about social change for political reasons too.
www.skalmadi.org /story/2004/9/13/201749/517   (465 words)

  
 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (July 2, 1856-August 1, 1920), besides being a political activist who strove for Indian independence and who was imprisoned for his activities, was also a prominent Hindu thinker.
At that time (in the late 1800s), the primary focus of the movement was for self-rule.
Tilak and Gokhale, Gandhi's immediate predecessors in the Indian independence movement, could not be more contrasting men.
www.infomutt.com /b/ba/bal_gangadhar_tilak.html   (366 words)

  
 Hinduism Today | Diaspora | November/December, 2001
In 1893, Tilak had taken the private celebration of Ganesha Chaturthi and turned it into a public community festival lasting for eleven days consisting of speeches, plays, musicals, songs and dances and more.
As we now well know, Ganesha Chaturthi succeeded beyond Tilak's greatest expectations and to this day is a chance for political and social expression in every small city and town.
All Hindus owe a debt to Lokmanya Tilak for taking the lead in the late nineteenth century in righting a wrong perpetrated not by Hinduism but by Hindu society.
www.hinduism-today.com /archives/2001/11-12/09_in_my_opinion.shtml   (637 words)

  
 LokmanyaNagar.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The word Lokmanya itself suggests 'admired and accepted by the people' and the word 'Nagar' is suggestive of the idea of a residential society or premises.
At the time of formation of our society, it was the intention of the founding members to provide for two-room tenements to middle-class persons from the small income groups.
Since its inception, Lokmanya Nagar has been a happy witness to many social, religious and cultural activities thereby enriching the lives of its residents as well as of those living in the neighbourhood.
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 Netguruindia News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
May 16: The High Court has designated Lokmanya Tilak Marg as a hawking zone and has issued an order asking the BMC to demarcate areas for hawkers by the end of this month.
This comes as a blow to the shop owners in the area who have wanted the footpaths to be free of hawkers.
The Shri Lokmanya Tilak Marg Dealers Association had previously filed a writ petition asking for the deletion of the area as a hawking zone.
www.netguruindia.com /news/May01/17/MUM4.html   (195 words)

  
 FERGUSSON COLLEGE
The famous Deccan Education Society which is the parent body of several educational institutions spread over the landscape of Maharashtra founded the Fergusson College, a premier institution of liberal learning in India, in the year 1885.
The Society itself was founded by the stalwarts of the Indian Freedom Movement – Lokmanya Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Madhavrao Namjoshi.
The First Day Cover depicts portraits of Lokmanya Tilak, Agarkar, Chiplunkar and Madhavrao Namjoshi founders of the college, painted by Gopal Deuskar.
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