Tilak Wanted Salman Reform and not simply imitation of Western life and manners she believed that such Reform must come from the people and not from foreign government. This conviction Led Tilak to be two causes:
- He struggled to reawaken India to her past and to base her future greatness on her past glories.
- Knowing full well the real progress can only be made by a self-governing people, for him Swaraj became the prerequisite of real social, political , economic, cultural and spiritual progress. Tilak began to think in terms of restoration of Swaraj. He argued that political reforms must precede social reform.
It is only popular self- government that is moral government only a moral government can bring about moral social change. Theirfore swaraj is necessary and the first object that Tilak persuade was the awakening of the people to their heritage of self rule. Only Swaraj could provide the only enduring basis for National unity and national self respect. To Tilak Swaraj became a philasfic and historic necessity. It also became the objective of Tilak's political battle.
Even as early as 1895, Tilak had reminded the people that Shivaji had recreated Swaraj as the necessary foundation of social and political freedom and progress and morality.
