L'auteur de cet article veut montrer comment la sensibilité religieuse du peuple indien a été utilisée en fonction de desseins politiques.
Il propose d'abord une analyse de la situation socio-politique durant la période de Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Il examine ensuite le cas des émeutes Hindu-Musulmane à la fin du XIXème siècle et leur effet sur les classes indiennes éduquées.
Il expose également la manière d'agir adoptée par Tilak pour faire face à ces situations.
Il conclut enfin par une brève discussion sur le type de recours de Tilak à la religion.
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