(1866–1915) He worked
for most of his life alongside his elder contemporary, Mahadev Govind Ranade,
as a college professor, legislator, and reformer Hindu.
Unlike Ranade, who was prevented from active political
participation due to his status as a judge, Gokhale spent the final fifteen
years of his life as a lawmaker.
Thirteen of these years were spent as Bombay's Indian
representative to India's highest legislative body, the Imperial Legislative
Council.
Gokhale, like Ranade, tried to influence British policy by
working inside existing institutions, in this instance the British colonial
administration.
Leaders like as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who urged tougher, even
violent resistance to British authority, opposed him because of his willingness
to compromise.
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