# Lokamanya Tilak — The Story of My Experiments with Truth character guide

> Lokamanya Tilak in The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lokamanya Tilak, the Lokamanya, Tilak, Lokamanya, the late Lokamanya

**First appearance:** 0055-part-ii-xxviii-poona-and-madras

## Snapshot

A fiery nationalist whose name carries weight in Gandhi's India, met only glancingly as Gandhi's own path diverges from his.

## Who they are

Tilak belongs to the world of assertive Indian politics that Gandhi encounters on his return from South Africa, a figure whose reputation precedes him even in brief meetings. The autobiography treats him less as a developed personality than as a landmark Gandhi passes on his way to his own methods. His presence sharpens the contrast between inherited nationalist fervor and Gandhi's emerging ethic of self-purification and restraint.

## In the story

### [Poona and Madras](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-xxviii-poona-and-madras)

First meeting with Gandhi; advises him to seek a non-party president for the meeting and offers full support.

### [In India Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-iii-xiii-in-india-again)

Stays in the same block as Gandhi; holds a durbar with many visitors, including Babu Motilal Ghose.

### [Recruiting Campaign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-v-xxvii-recruiting-campaign)

Mentioned as one of the leaders excluded from the conference, whose absence Gandhi regrets.

### [The Amritsar Congress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-v-xxxvii-the-amritsar-congress)

Remained neutral but supported the compromise if Das approved.

### [Congress Initiation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-v-xxxviii-congress-initiation)

One of the leaders who appreciated Gandhi's work and suggested a proxy for the Constitution Committee.

### [XLII: Its Rising Tide](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-v-xlii-its-rising-tide)

Deceased; Gandhi deeply feels his absence at the Calcutta session, calling him 'my strongest bulwark.'

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