According to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, freedom helps man in his all-round development and progress. Every nation must be ruled by its own people and not by foreigners. This is the concept of freedom according to Bal Gangadhar Tilak. During British rule, human life was undergoing misery in all spheres of life. To get rid of this miserable state, the only remedy for Indians was to get freedom for their country.

So, Tilak expressed his unfaltering determination to the British government in a challenging mood-Freedom is my birthright and I must get it” We clearly see on Tilaks’ concept of freedom an impact of ‘Vedic Swarajya and Shivaji’s Hindu post ‘Hindu Padshai’. Tilak’s goal was to establish freedom in India for achieving which can return to India its lost prestige and pride. He had accepted the two forms of Swarajya – political and spiritiual. The spritual form was helpful in the spiritual elevation of the individual, while the political form was helpful in the earthly elevation.