On this day 117 years ago, on July 13, 1908 (June 15, 1908 in the lunar calendar), the leader of the Indian bourgeoisie, Tilak, was tried. On July 13, 1908, the leader of the Indian bourgeoisie national movement, Bar Gangdar Tilak (1856-1920), was arrested and tried by the British colonial government. Tilak was a radical leader of the Congress Party, a historian, born into a Brahmin family in Marat. He graduated from the University of Bombay in 1876 and immediately joined the Indian nationalist movement. In 1881, he founded the English-language version of "Moonlight" and "Lion Weekly" in Marat to promote nationalist ideas. In 1884, he participated in the founding of the Marat nationalist organization "Deccan Education Association". In 1886, he joined the Congress Party and served as a secretary. He advocated the violent overthrow of British colonial rule and the struggle for national independence, but promoted Hindu nationalism, maintained the caste system and some backward customs, and held conservative views on social and economic issues. In 1895, a mass meeting was held to commemorate Marat's hero against the Mughal Empire, Sivaji, in the hope of arousing national consciousness and demonstrating against the British colonists. In 1896, a boycott of British goods was launched. In 1896, a famine broke out in the Bombay area in 1896-1897, and Tirak called on farmers to resist rents and taxes. The British colonial government sentenced Tirak to 18 months in prison in 1897 for plotting to assassinate a British official. After being pressured to release him early, Marat 10,000 many workers held a demonstration to welcome him out of prison. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, he became the leader of the Congress party's radical faction and the representative of the Indian national movement. The harsh rule of the British and Indian governor-general Curzon and the division of Bengal led to the first upsurge of the national liberation movement in India (1905-1908). Tillak proposed the establishment of a federal republic, allowing speech, publishing, assembly and association, and the development of national industry and commerce. The Congress party radicals proposed the idea of "passive resistance" and the political goal of "complete autonomy", which differed from British policy partnerships. December 1907 Congress moderates split with radicals, who formed the "Nationalist Party". In June 1908, the British colonial government arrested Tyrak for "subversion" and sentenced him to six years in prison at the Supreme Court of Bombay from July 13 to 22. Tyrak spoke generously in the courtroom, using the courtroom as a platform for promoting national independence. July 23 Bombay 100,000 workers went on a citywide general strike. Tyrak's later years tended to be moderate. In 1916, he founded the Indian Autonomous League. Author of "God Orion", "Mysteries in the Bhagavad Gita", etc. Comment: These fighters deserve our respect!