These were deemed to influence a surge in nationalist violence and revolutionary terrorism against interests and officials of the Raj in India, particularly in Maharashtra and in Bengal. A widespread influence was noted amongst the general population which drew a large proportion population of youth towards the ideology of radical nationalists such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh, and towards secret revolutionary organisations such as Anushilan Samiti in Bengal and Mitra Mela in Maharashtra. This peaked in 1908, with the attempted assassination of a local judge in Bengal, and a number of assassinations of local Raj officials in Maharshtra.
These actions were believed to increase nationalist violence and revolutionary terrorism against Raj interests and officials, especially in Maharashtra and Bengal. A notable influence was seen among the general population that drew many young people towards radical nationalist ideas like those of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh, as well as secret revolutionary organizations such as Anushilan Samiti in Bengal and Mitra Mela in Maharashtra. This surge peaked in 1908 with an assassination attempt on a local judge in Bengal and several assassinations of Raj officials in Maharashtra.