“Things Indian exercised supremacy in art and literature, in philosophy, in the mode of life and the thoughts of the inhabitants, in everything. It is even said, astronomy and calendrical arts had also felt their influence. How then could arithmetic remain unaffected? No doubt the Chinese studied the arithmetical works of the Hindoos.” Yoshio Mikami

Global Hindu Heritage Foundation is extremely happy to inform that we are conducting about 200 Bala Samskar Kendras in five States in India – Assam, Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. We have many active Hindus who are helping in different ways to ensure our children are taught about the richness of Sanatana Dharma. Each school teaches different things and at the same time they follow the required syllabus to ensure all the students learn things that are common to all the students. It is challenging as the ages of the students vary from one school to another. This week they are taught about a national freedom fighter – Bala Gangadhar Tilak.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian scholar, philosopher, mathematician, and ardent nationalist born in Ratnagiri, now in the state of Maharashtra, on July 23, 1856. He passed away in Bombay on August 1, 1920.
By organizing his resistance to British rule into a national movement, he helped establish the foundation for India’s independence. He founded the Indian Home Rule League in 1914 and served as its first president. The popular slogan, “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it,” was given by Lokmanya Tilak.
In 1890, Bal Gangadhar Tilak became a member of Congress. He had an aggressive and more radical stance against British authority and opposed moderate ways of thinking. He was a leader in the movement for self-rule or swaraj. Without autonomy, he thought, there could be no advancement.
•    He fought for the boycott & Swadeshi movements and was a member of the Indian National Congress’ extremist faction. Kesari, a Marathi paper, and Mahratta, an English paper, were both published by him. He attacked the government in these publications without holding back.
•    Upon being found guilty of “Incitation to murder,” he received an 18-month jail term. During this, he quoted the Bhagavad Gita to say that those who murder oppressors cannot be held accountable.
•    After this, two Indians assassinated two British officials in vengeance for the “tyrannical” actions the government had taken during the bubonic plague outbreak in Bombay. Bal Gangadhar Tilak rejoined the INC in 1916. Bal Gangadhar Tilak regularly referred to ancient Hindu scriptures when forming his political philosophies. He urged the people to cherish their past truly. He took issue with how much society was influenced by the West.
The following are some of the facts that are associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
•    In 1879, Tilak graduated with a law degree from the Government’s Law College in Bombay (now Mumbai).
•    Lokmanya Tilak established two publications, “Mahratta” in English and “Kesari” in Marathi. Both journals vigorously promoted national freedom while emphasising the need to educate Indians about the need to become self-sufficient.
•    Bal Gangadhar Tilak, together with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Vishnu Shastry Chiplunkar, founded the Deccan Educational Society to encourage nationalist education among Indian students. Tilak had harsh criticisms of the British education system in India.
•    To promote the Swadeshi movement in India, Jamshedji Tata and Lokmanya Tilak founded Bombay Swadeshi Stores.
•    Bal Gangadhar also established two important festivals, now the prime festival in Maharashtra. In 1895, he started Shiv Jayanti, and in 1893, he started Ganesha Festival. Ganesha worship in homes was converted by Tilak into a significant public festival (Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav)
•    Tilak started the Shri Shivaji Fund Committee in 1895 to celebrate “Shiv Jayanti,” the birth anniversary of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the creator of the Maratha Empire.
•    Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the All-India Home Rule League in 1916 alongside Joseph Baptista, Annie Besant, and Jinnah. In the same year, he & Jinnah signed the Lucknow Pact, which urged Muslim and Hindu cooperation in support of revolutionary movements.
•    His writings include Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Rahasya and The Arctic Home in the Vedas (1903), which explain the origin of the Aryans (1915). (Source: https://byjusexamprep.com)
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