Lokmanya Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak :- “Father of Swarajya"
Political Goals of Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak :- Bal Gangadhar Tilak was not an idealist thinker like Plato, Hegel, Rousseau or Green. He never thought of any ideal State. His main aim was the political emancipation of India. He was realistic in his political thought. He was a Vedantist and believed in metaphysical assumptions. He considered spirit as the supreme reality. Since all men are portions of that absolute being, all have the same autonomous spiritual potentiality. This led him to believe in supremacy of the concept of freedom. The concept of freedom is central to Tilak’s political ideas. He was of the view that metaphysics of Vedanta resulted in the political conception of natural rights. The spirit is the only reality, man is soul not body. His aim was the political emancipation of India. He was realistic in his political thought. The western theories of national independence and self determination had a great influence upon Tilak's mind. The following are the main