August 2022

The killing of Officer Rand was a shocker for the administration and the British government. It was a grim warning to the government that Indians won’t be taking things lying down any more.The portents were grim. The murder was daringly executed.The authorities blamed the press for inciting people against the administration and particular officers. The […]

In the last quarter of the 19th century India suffered 18 famines and 2 crore people died. The people of India had a bitter experience of cruelty and callous attitude of British administration during these famines.The government did nothing to help the affected people. Infact it treated the famines as deserving punishment to Indians from

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an innovative person, a man of ideas. He thought of introducing religious functions in Maharashtra on the lines of Durgapuja of Bengal and Ramlila in North India. The functions were to be used for political mass awakening. He began it with ‘Shivaji Festival’ which was organised to be celebrated all over

Congress party was also a place where Bal Gangadhar Tilak could meet other political and reformist leaders of the country, exchange views, update one another and draw inspiration from one another. The discussions would prove greatly educative.Englishmen often complained that Indians were not patient and were easily excitable which was proving a hurdle in the

Congress party came into existence in 1885. It was the beginning of the organised political movement in post 1857 India. All those who were politically conscious flocked to the party. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was no exception. The party was formed by an Englishman named Sir A.O. Hume. In the beginning Congress party was supposed to

That was the period when India was passing through a great social unrest. The society was groaning under social evils, caste systems, blind faiths, horrendous customs and many many more woes. The British were well set and they now knew the weaknesses of the Indians. They knew that social evils had hollowed the Indian society

For neglecting his family Tilak sometimes felt ashamed of himself. He had come home again. Satyabhama dutifully touched his feet. The children ran to their father. The family sat together. There was no bitterness on the face of Tilak of his breakaway from the Deccan Education Society. Infact, he looked cheerful and very satisfied with

Bal Gangadhar Tilak had started two magazines in Marathi and English named ‘Maratha’ and ‘Kesari’ respectively with the help of his old friends. Later, he could not devote enough time to them due to his involvement in Deccan Education Society and the New English School project although he kept writing articles for the two magazines.

On 1st January, 1880 ‘The New English School’ planned by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Agarkar and Chiploonkar was formally opened. The opening made a big news which attracted the well-known educationists M.B.N. Joshi and V.S. Apte to join the venture. Within three months the school has 500 students on its rolls. The modern teaching methods adopted

In 1872, he passed matriculation examination. For further studies he jointed Deccan college of Poona that had a great reputation for education with famous names on its teaching staff which included Mr. Words- worth, Mr. Khapre and Prof. Shute among others.But the father’s death had played havoc with the psyche of young Bal Gangadhar. He

The atmosphere at home was not very healthy from the time his marriage was being worked out, Bal’s father, Gangadhar Pant had been sick and bedridden. The marriage itself was a sick man’s wish. Bal’s satisfactory progress towards the adulthood gave immense relief to the sick man. The son was studying diligently and becoming politically

When Bal Gangadhar was 15 years of age he was forced to marry a girl child named Tapi of a nearby village. The alliance was arranged by the elders. At that time his father, Gangadhar Pant was sick and was bedridden.The child marriages were order of the day during that period, a tradition in orthodox

In a Marathi school of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra province, Gangadhar Pant served as its Headmaster during the period Indian’s first freedom attempt was building up to explode into 1857 Mutiny.His wife was in the family way.On 23rd July, 1856 she gave birth to a son to the delight of the Headmaster, Gangadhar Pant. The