A three-day international conference to discuss the importance of Lokmanya Tilak’s thoughts to help create a modern India is being organised by the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth on the 100th death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak from January 22-24 at the Tilak Maharasthra University in Gultekadi.
According to the organisers, the topic of the international conference, Lokmanya Tilak- Maker of Modern India, will help analyse how Tilak’s visionary thoughts can help us build a successful India, even 100 years after his death.
Vice-chancellor of the Tilak Maharashtra University Dipak Tilak and the invitee, Geetali Tilak, made the announcement on Monday.
“Tilak was the prime architect of modern India. He formulated a four-point programme called swaraj- the concept of Swaraj is deeply rooted in natural birth right; swadeshi- an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire and improving economic conditions in India by producing its own goods; boycott –a movement which consisted of the boycott of foreign goods and was a powerful, non-violent weapon aiding the growth of the Indian industry and Indian wealth and lastly, national education- which helped bridge the divide in India and created a will among the people for nationalism,” said Dipak Tilak.
“The detailed analysis of Lokmanya Tilak’s work, its appraisal and his political deeds revealed that he was a profound scholar, a refined Hindu, a true revolutionary, an ardent freedom fighter, an anarch patriot and above all a true and faithful son of India. This is the reason why Mahatma Gandhi bestowed him with the title, Maker of Modern India,” added Dipak Tilak.
{{/usCountry}}“The detailed analysis of Lokmanya Tilak’s work, its appraisal and his political deeds revealed that he was a profound scholar, a refined Hindu, a true revolutionary, an ardent freedom fighter, an anarch patriot and above all a true and faithful son of India. This is the reason why Mahatma Gandhi bestowed him with the title, Maker of Modern India,” added Dipak Tilak.
{{/usCountry}}He said, “We will revisit Tilak’s thoughts, which were the foundation vows of modern India, and pay homage to him. Tilak’s four-fold programme and his thoughts will help us generate social synergy and thereby, accelerate progress to achieve a strong and modern India.”
Geetali Tilak said, “Speakers at the conference will mainly discuss concepts of boycott, nationalism, swadeshi and education raised by Tilak.”