This is the first time in my life, I am going to miss gaNesh chaturthi. I can only imagine how it would be now back home. And I really miss it.
Stumbled about this site by "shree sArvajanik gaNeshotsav saunsthA - mumbaieeteel pahile gaNeshotsav. sthaapanaa 1893"! There is a good peice about Public Celebrations of Ganesh Festival-A Brief History.
Also read the couple of articles by Lokamanya Tilak on gaNeshotsav.
And here's something from the site about Lokmanya Tilak himself:
"The incident, which brought me in personal touch with Lokmanya Tilak, was when he surprised me with a request through a messenger that I should proceed to Europe with the help of Rs. 50000, which he was ready to offer me. My surprise was still greater, when I was assured that Tilak did not want help for any propaganda which was his own, that he would be sorry if I followed the path which he himself was pursuing at the moment for the benefit of his country. He wanted me to be true to myself and through my effort to serve humanity, in my own way to serve India. I felt that this proposal from Tilak carried with it the highest honour that I had ever received from my countrymen. I do not know if I was worthy of it but it revealed to me the greatness of Tilak's personality which deeply impressed my mind. He had more faith in truth than in method. His ideal of the fulfillment of India's destiny was vast".
Ravindranath Tagore
about Lokmanya Tilak
Reminiscences, Vol. II, PP 608-609
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