Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Which of the following books is NOT written by Lokmanya Tilak?
AGita-Rahasya
BThe Arctic Home in the Vedas
CThe Orion or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas
DEssays on the Gita ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Essays on the Gita — Essays on the Gita was not written by Tilak, so the answer is Essays on the Gita.
Explanation
★Essays on the Gita was not written by Tilak, so the answer is Essays on the Gita.
★Essays on the Gita was written by Sri Aurobindo, presenting his spiritual reading of the text.
★Tilak wrote Gita-Rahasya, his great commentary preaching the gospel of selfless action.
★He wrote The Arctic Home in the Vedas, arguing for an Arctic origin of the Aryans.
★He also wrote The Orion, dating the Vedas through astronomical references.
★Tilak used the Gita to justify active, this-worldly struggle for Swaraj.
★So three titles are Tilak's, while Essays on the Gita belongs to Aurobindo.
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