Significance of the Extremists
- Shift in Strategy for Independence: Extremist nationalists advocated for more assertive and confrontational approaches to achieve independence, unlike the moderates who believed in petitions, negotiations, and constitutional reforms.
- Extremist leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Lala Lajpat Rai (popularly known as Lal-Bal-Pal) inspired a more aggressive form of nationalism, emphasizing swaraj (self-rule) as the ultimate goal.
- Increased Popular Participation: Extremist nationalism contributed to mass mobilization by connecting the independence movement to cultural pride, identity, and religious sentiment. They made the independence cause resonate more with the common people, rather than it being perceived as a movement limited to ....
