Talk:Bal Gangadhar Tilak

message: 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
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:Yes Tilak was not against dalit. he was a great patriot.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahusha (talk • contribs) 06:05, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: New Edits

message: "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)
replies: text: I agree, several points of this article are rather biased. I'll take a more thorough look later but this will probably end up flagged. Celestial Oblivion (talk) 06:00, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV? 

message: 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)
thread_title: Problem with quote

message: The following references seem to contradict the year.
*Hindu-Muslim Relations in British India, G. R. Thursby, p89,1
*A Concise History of Modern India Barbara Daly Metcalf, Thomas R. Metcalf, p 150-151, 2. Docku:“what up?” 05:27, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ganesh Chaturthi: 1893 or 1894? 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Biased article 

message: Who coined the term Lokmanya to describe Tilak  ?
When ?
Where ?
Why this particular term?
Thanks. Jonathansammy (talk) 13:05, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lokmanya 

message: 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)
replies: text: Chikhali, Ratnagiri- is also correct, but problem is that you inserted a promotional link(iloveindia.com) and removed other citations. You also abused minor change option when your changes are not minor. Bladesmulti (talk) 11:53, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ratnagiri is the birthplace of Tilak. His birthplace is converted into a museum. 
References
* Maharashtra Gazetteer
* Official Ratnagiri website
* Lokmanya Tilak – A Biography
* Britannica
Chikhali or Chikhalgaon is his ancestral village not birthplace. --Redtigerxyz  Talk  12:58, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  I appreciate the support extended by Redtigerxyz for clearing the things which I couldn't. I think, the issue is now closed. Happy editing to all ... Coolgama (talk) 04:01, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

text: Fine and I have recovered IP's change. Bladesmulti (talk) 14:12, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Kautilya3, disagree on this. The name and location as it was in the era of the birth and death of India is used in the article. See Mahatma Gandhi, Mao for example. Redtigerxyz  Talk  14:19, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have added the Bombay State now. So it looks less odd. It is not a big deal, but if it looks odd, people will come and edit it. Kautilya3 (talk) 14:38, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace of Tilak 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: 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)
replies: text: I think you have not read about Lokmanya Tilak. Read something about him & understand the following points.
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
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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)
thread_title:  social reformer 

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message: 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)
replies: text: this page is semi-protected to prevent vandalism. Such pages can only be edited by auto=confirmed users, those whose accounts are 4 days old and with 10 edits. Go on and edit the space further to become so and then edit the page yourself. Or you can provide the information you want to add here with sources and editors here will add that. Thanks and Welcome to Wikipedia! USaamo (t@lk) 09:15, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Descendants 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Lokmanya Tilak was "Educationist" not just 'teacher' 

message: 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)
replies: text: ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:14, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 November 2021 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Semi - protected edit request on 27 October 2022 

message: 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)
replies: text: Not done: Phrase is sourced at the end of the 1st paragraph of section "Political career" —Sirdog (talk) 04:08, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2024 

message: Bal Gangadhar Tilak information 117.229.180.196 (talk) 16:02, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bal Gangadhar Tilak