Tilak by Vaibhav Purandare

As the senior editor of The Times of India, Vaibhav Purandare is the acclaimed author of several definitive biographies such as Savarkar, Hitler and India, Sachin Tendulkar, and Bal Thackeray & the Rise of the Shiv Sena. He is well-aware of the struggles and contributions of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who was deemed the greatest threat to British hegemony and was prosecuted multiple times for sedition. Tilak was a revolutionary who ignited the spark of Indian nationalism and was hailed as 'Lokmanya' or 'One Revered by the People.' Despite his fiery writings and controversial stances, Tilak remained committed to the fight for Swaraj and awakened Indians to a sense of their own identity, despite being dismissed as uncivilized heathens by the British. Tilak's biography serves as a reminder of the power of perseverance and conviction in the face of adversity, making it relevant and inspiring even today.