Pune, Aug. 1 -- National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday stressed that freedom should not be understood merely as the liberty to do whatever one desires, urging the youth to reflect on Lokmanya Tilak's vision for India and his contribution to nation-building.

Addressing the Lokmanya Tilak National Award ceremony in Pune, Doval drew a contrast between the freedom enjoyed by the present generation and the difficult circumstances in which Lokmanya Tilak lived and worked, saying the struggles and hardships of that era are difficult for today's youth to fully imagine.

"To truly understand Lokmanya Tilak's life and the depth of his character, one must grasp the context of that era, the constraints and the wretched conditions of ...