Bal gangadhar Tilak: ‘Lokmanya’ Tilak
was the uncompromising leader of extremists. He was influence by agarkar,
Ranade and Naoroji. He launched two newspapers the Kesari (in Marathi) and the Maratha
(in English).
He Organized Ganpati Festival (1893) and Shivaji Festival (1895). He was deported to Mandlay Jail (Burma) for writing seditious articles. He started Home Rule League in 1916. He wrote Gita Rahasya. Tilak asserted: ‘Swarj is my Birth Right and I will have it’.
Lala
Lajpat Rai: Extremist from Punjab. Under the influence of arya Samaj he
founded National School at Lahore. He presided over the AITUC in 1920.
Boycotted Simon Commission and demonstrated against at Lahore during which the
was brutally assaulted by the police and subsequently succumbed to his
injuries.
He led the Swadeshi movement. He carried gospels of Boycott, Swadeshi, National Education, Swaraj and the Passive Resistance. He founded Vande Matram.
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh: He Passed ICS exam with record marks in Greek and Latin. He had European upbringing. He worked for secret societies in Bengal and Maharashtra. He started Bengali daily Jugantar. He wrote seditious articles in Vande Matram. He was put to trial for Manically (Calcutta) Bomb Conspiracy Case. He finally retired to the life Yoga at Pondicherry
Other extremist Leaders: Chakravarth Viji Raghvachariar. Aswini kumar Dutta, Raj Narayan Bose, T. Prakasham, Chidambaram Pillai etc.
Methods of Extremists:
1. Passive Resistance i.ee. Non- cooperating with the British Government by
boycotting government service, courts, schools and colleges.
2. Promotion of
Swadeshi and boy cot of foreign goods.
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