Lokmanya Tilak's reply to the divide and rule policy

Abstract

Lokmanya Tilak was not only a great Journalist, Mathematician, and Philosopher but also a great strategic planner of the Nationalist Movement for freedom and Modern India. Tilak has replied to the Divide and Rule Policy with ‘Unite and Resist’, as a reaction to the encouragement of the fourfold program, and other tools of the freedom movement. Tilak used to give a strong reaction to every evil action of the Britishers. Britishers used to find ways to continue their imperialism and used to make different rules and laws to rule India in a smooth manner. For the sake of their interest, the Britishers made many evil laws and implemented many policies in India to stay in India. Tilak was well aware of the intention of Britishers, hence Tilak always busy with the strategy to build a strong National Movement of India. Tilak set goals and involved common people in the Movement, so he took different issues and reached out to the common man, and wrote editorials. The present paper deals with Tilak's reply to the divide and rule policy, further how he gathers people. How he started Ganesh Utsava, and Shiv Jayanti as a platform for togetherness, and discussed the Tilak’s role and philosophy to establish a four-fold program as a strategy against the British rule and further Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott, and National Education became useful strategy and a useful to fight against imperialism. In this paper, we have discussed the history of divide and rule politics, and its impact on the socio-political integrity of India, and further, discussed the different strategies and effects put by the Britishers to continue their imperialism in India. On the other hand, Lokamanya Tilak and National Movement also gave planned answers to the divide and rule policy. It has been also discussed in this paper. Also discussed the role and influence of Lokmanya Tilak on the contemporary issue of freedom.