Tilak: The Empire'S Biggest Enemy by Vaibhav Purandare in Hardcover

 

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was seen as a major obstacle to British rule. He was charged with sedition three times and was known as the 'father of Indian unrest.' He was convicted for his fierce writing in the newspaper Kesari, where he raised the famous slogan "freedom is my birthright and I shall have it." Before Gandhi, there was Tilak - the revolutionary who sparked the flame of Indian nationalism. The Times, London, referred to him as the 'father of Indian unrest,' and the former Secretary of State for India Edward Montagu believed he had the greatest influence on the Indian people. Tilak was viewed by the British Raj as the main instigator of sedition and was prosecuted three times for it. Considered the 'Lokmanya' or 'One Revered by the People,' Tilak transformed the discussion of India's freedom into a mass movement. His bold writings, unrelenting activism, and controversial views earned him the title of 'enemy of the