Tilak : the empire's biggest enemy /

"Before Mahatma Gandhi, there was Bal Gangadhar Tilak - the revolutionary who ignited the spark of Indian nationalism. The Times, London, called him 'the father of Indian unrest,' and the one-time Secretary of State for India Edward Montagu felt he had 'the greatest influence of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Purandare, Vaibhav (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gurugram : Vintage by Penguin Random House India, 2024.
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Table of Contents:
  • A boy known as 'The devil' and 'blunt'
  • 'Like bullocks whipped around'
  • School of infamous scribblers
  • 'Mud of acrimony and abuse'
  • The Crawford corruption scandal
  • Faith, culture and controversy
  • One riot, two festivals
  • 'Sedition-monger'
  • The Raj goes fishing
  • Curzon 'the serpent'
  • Split wide open - 'A diseased mind'
  • The prisoner of Mandalay
  • Back home: Congress, home rule and the Lucknow Pact
  • Towards a free India.