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I don't have time to police and I certainly don't give a damn about people reverting these new edits, but they should NOT be reverted because (1) they are better organized and lucid, (2) they are not repetitive stuff.
Don't freak about an Anon adding these changes. As long as Wikipedia allows it, there is no problem with Anon work.
the dalit view on tilak section should ber emoved as it is biased and very offensive
"The British colonial authorities infamously and derogatorily called the great leader as "Father of the Indian unrest" "... isn't this biased? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.221.95 (talk) 15:11, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
The main reason of rivalry between Gopal Ganesh Agarkar & Tilak was tilak was against social justice..... This is tru.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.23.199.75 (talk) 15:47, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
There seems to be some problem with this text here, and it doesn't make sense: "However, English, which (Anant) Chaturdashi (in Aug/Sept span), which contributed for people to get together and celebrate the festival and provided a good platform for leaders to inspire masses. His call for boycott of foreign goods also served to inspire patriotism among Indian masses."--fredericknoronha 07:43, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
The following references seem to contradict the year.
The quality of this article is just like a political party literature. The tone is similar to that in a Indian school history textbook.
There is a very major point that is missed. That Tilak had turned pro-British in his later years. He gave full support to British war efforts. Who can say for sure that he was not disillusioned by local leaders who naturally would be competing with him for leadership.
Moreover, when speaking of his earlier year endevours to activate Ganesh pooja, it was to incite Muslim antagonism in Maharashtra. This negative element still haunts the local areas.
Beyond all this, to define a local leader in one state as a national leader who was venerated all over British-India is also the product of baseless imagination. It is doubtful if he was seen as their leader by the majority people in Tamil nad, Kerala, Eastern states, Kashmir etc. or in independent kingdoms like Travancore. Most of them would not even have heard of him.
Wikipedia articles on India should not be written by persons who are write like parrots. If that is the quality required, all one need to do is to copy paste NCERT textbooks --117.204.91.220 (talk) 08:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
So what has stopped you from editing this article ? Jonathansammy (talk) 20:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
I am blocked for writing such things on Wikipedia India Pages. And generally I do not touch main article page.
--117.204.93.21 (talk) 12:58, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
So basically commenting here is a violation too, correct ?Jonathansammy (talk) 20:05, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Who coined the term Lokmanya to describe Tilak ? When ? Where ? Why this particular term? Thanks. Jonathansammy (talk) 13:05, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Diff: link. Not found in reference on given page. Khan incident in Ganapati festival does remind me of coatrack. --AmritasyaPutra✍ 06:19, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
In 1895 Tilak inaugurated a second annual festival, this time in honour of Shivaji, the Maratha ruler who, as we have seen in chapter 1, defied Mughal power and, in one famous incident, treacherously killed a Muslim noble with a concealed weapon. All of this historical reconstruction was meant as a way of opposing colonial rule, but, in the context of colonial institutions, with their sociology of difference, it also exacerbated Hindu–Muslim ill-will.
@Dharmadhyaksha: You are confusing the issue. This article is not about Shivaji, it's about Tilak. The "cherry-picking" is not done by me, but by the historian cited. According to the source, the Muslims in the 19th century found the symbolism of celebrating a Shivaji festival as well as the Afzal Khan incident important. Moreover, Tilak himself quoted the Afzal Khan incident at the festival. See here. (by the way the date in the link is a typo, it's 1897, not 1879) I do not control what people in the 19th century thought. I am just reporting what a historian on the topic says. Kingsindian (talk) 18:59, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for making it clear. It seems Kautilya3 was right, that your main issue was that you wish to remove the Afzal Khan reference. Reverting per WP:BRD. The Afzal Khan reference is relevant here, as the source makes clear. Kingsindian (talk) 15:37, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
Dear Readers, In the article of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, there are few mistakes like place of birth. I have personally seen the birth place in the Ratnagiri city. So I have corrected the same with proper references. I do not know the reasons why Bladesmulti reverting the same again and again blaming me for the edit war. If he feels that iloveindia.com is a promotional link, he can simply remove the link. But he should not put the incorrect information again. For the sake of better siltation, Wikipedia does not allow wrong information. If the editors have any doubts about the birth place of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, I can take all of them to Ratnagiri and show the place. I have also added the reference of http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/595729/Bal-Gangadhar-Tilak Birth place which is also very othentic encyclopedia. Please discuss over here ... Coolgama (talk) 11:47, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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Chikhali or Chikhalgaon is his ancestral village not birthplace. --Redtigerxyz Talk 12:58, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
@Bladesmulti: Since Ratnagiri still exists exactly where it used to be, I don't think there is any need for the mention of British India here [3]. If you want to add "Bombay State, British India," please feel free. Otherwise, the Britishness is redundant. Kautilya3 (talk) 14:03, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
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The article seems to contradict itself. I was an admirer of Bal Gangadhar Tilak since childhood and my uncle even presented me with "Gita Rahasya". But I find myself confused when he is called a social reformer given that: 1. He opposed education for women 2. Supported untouchability 3. Called Shivaji (one of the wisest Kings India ever produced) - a "Shudra Slave of the Brahmins". Shiv Sena is clueless and should read instead of rioting on the streets. I really don't care what he thought about caste system or varna of any caste - that is his personal opinion - but he should have definitely left Shivaji out of it. 4. Supported child rape (marriage) of women. 5. Supported child and forcible marriage of women and even supported their imprisonment if they refused. 6. Thought that women should be subservient.
He only liked people like Swami Vivekananda who were staunch supporters of Hindutva. While that is perfectly OK, calling him a a social reformer seems a bit absurd. Calling him a Hindu Nationalist or Patriot is OK.
I think we should remove the 'Social Reformer' in the beginning. It makes the article look inconsistent. Thanks Acharya63 (talk) 22:00, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
1. He didn't opposed Education to women
2. He never supported Untouchability
3. He never supported child marriage, rather he said that we should increase the age of girl and boy for marriage & there is nothing wrong in it.
4. He always thought that women should get self respect in the society.
Mahusha (talk) 11:26, 3 January 2019
It says "criticized Shahu for his caste prejudice and his unreasoned hostility towards Brahmins"
Reading the rest of the passage it doesn't seem like Shahu was the one with the caste prejudice. It is well known that Brahmins are the ones with caste prejudice (thanks to them being on the top rung of the artificial construct of caste), and if Tilak supported their position (being a Brahmin himself), then he's the one with the caste prejudice, not Shahu! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.159.196.139 (talk) 00:48, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
Please remove Life after mandalay section because it does not cite any sources. If any one have please add sources in the section or it will be removed after 2 days. Mahusha (talk) 22:05 4 January 2019.
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I find it strange that you have written very little about Tilak’s descendants. Also the fact that you have included only about one of the current descendants shows you have not done your research properly. Almost all of his descendants are known public faces either in politics, publishing or through their various foundations and other work. I tried to edit your page but since it is locked I am unable to make the edits. Can the editor please make the necessary changes? Chaitrali121 (talk) 14:13, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
Lokmanya Tilak was "Educationist" not just 'teacher'. He started school and founded Educational Institutions. One of the institute stands today well-known 'Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith(University)'. Wikipedia must change it from 'Teacher' to "Educationist". Kunal tarte (talk) 03:40, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
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Could someone please remove the misplaced MFD notice from this page please? It was added as part of Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it! which has just been closed as wrong venue, and the wrong page was tagged anyway. Thanks, 163.1.15.238 (talk) 13:04, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
Please add this (स्वराज्य हा माझा जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार आहे आणि तो मी मिळवणारच!) before (Swaraj is my birthright and I Shall have it!) as this famous quote was originally in Marathi written in Devnagri script, which was Tilak's native language. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duckbeakdick (talk • contribs) 07:21, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
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No source provided for the line in the first paragraph - The British colonial authorities called him "The father of the Indian unrest". Ninjahatodi (talk) 21:16, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak information 117.229.180.196 (talk) 16:02, 20 March 2024 (UTC)