The credit of giving Indian nationalism a definite and concrete shape goes to Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Unlike Gokhale, Tilak wanted to develop nationalism according to Indian traditions, feelings and situations. Tilak favoured Swadeshi nationalism. Tilak believed. “We do not want to anglicise our institutions. He did not agree with those liberals who thought that political unity of India was on account of the kind attitude of the British rule. Tilak put forward the concept of the rule of Hindu Nation.
To consolidate and to organize the Hindus, he started Ganesh Festival and Shivaji Festival, and soon, he stressed on the need of Hindu-Muslim unity and demanded Swaraj for all the Indians. Tilak called nationalism as a national religion. Tilak’s nationalism had many phases. It was religious, social, economic and political, all in one. He wanted a revolutionary change in every sphere of India. Tilak was the first politician who represented nationalism in its totality. So, Tilak’s nationalism is also called aggregated nationalism.