LOKMANYA TILAK’S EDITORIALS FOR MASS EDUCATION

Abstract

Lokmanya B.G. Tilak wanted to educate people about drain theory, inequality, injustice, poverty and
colonial dual policy for the common man. He realized that common man should know all these facts and
should be aware of the injustice to them and to know the parademic situation around them which will
create awareness for his birth right – Swaraj. Lokmanya Tilak’s Editorials in Kesari was a fight against
the British Government and created unrest against British colonial policies. This research paper is
confined to 1890 to 1920 and media writing of the great patriot Lokmanya B.G. Tilak who wrote various
articles in his newspaper “Kesari” to educate the masses about need of Swarajya and means of
development of India. Lokmanya Tilak was a great orator, he used his lectures as a storytelling tool to
educate the masses about need of Swarajya and means of development of India. Lokmanya Tilak had the
strength to influentially express the subject matter. Thoughtful topic, proper words and pragmatic
examples were the soul of his lectures. Lokmanya Tilak had very powerful skills to analyze the minute
and enlighten very minute details of any subject, which always reflected in his lectures.