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VINAYAK DAMODAR SAVARKAR

 

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Today (28th May) is 136th birth anniversary of Hindutva philosopher Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

He was born on this day in 1883 in Bhagur village to father Damodarpant and mother Radhabai; he had two brothers, Ganesh and Narayan, and a sister, Mainabai.

Slogan: He popularised the slogan ‘Hinduize all Politics and Militarize Hindudom’.

About V.D.Savarkar

  • Veer Savarkar was a great revolutionary in the history of India’s struggle of independence.
  • Savarkar was a great orator, scholar, prolific writer, historian, poet, philosopher and social worker.
  • He was educated at the local Shivaji High School before he enrolled in the Ferguson College, Poona, in 1902.
  • Here he involved himself in Indian nationalist politics before being expelled from college for his activities.
  • He was permitted to take his BA degree and with the help of Shyamaji Krishnavarma attained a scholarship to study law at Gray’s Inn in London.
  • He established an organization named as ‘Mitra Mela’ which influenced the members to fight for “absolute political independence” of India.
  • He later called the “Mitra Mela” as “Abhinav Bharat” and declared “India must be independent”.
  • The British Government withdrew Veer Savarkar’s graduation degree for his involvement in the Indian freedom movement.
  • In June 1906 he went to London to become Barrister.
  • He wrote a book “The Indian War of Independence 1857” on India’s struggle of independence, which was banned by Britishers.
  • When he was in London, he encouraged the Indian students in England against the British colonial masters.
  • He was arrested in London on 13 March 1910 sent to India for trial. However when the ship carrying him reached Marseilles in France, Savarkar escaped but was arrested by the French Police.
  • On 24 December 1910, he was sentenced to jail in the Andamans.
  • By the demand of great leaders like Vithalbhai Patel, Tilak and Gandhi a Savarkar was released and brought back to India on May 2, 1921.
  • Veer Savarkar was shifted to Ratnagiri jail, and then to the Yeravada jail.
  • The book ‘Hindutva’ was written in the Ratnagiri jail.
  • He was released from jail on January 6, 1924 and he later founded the Ratnagiri Hindu Sabha to preserve ancient Indian culture and worked in the direction of social welfare.
  • Later he joined Swaraj Party, formed by Tilak and founded the Hindu Mahasabha, a separate political party and was elected its President.
  • The party opposed the formation of Pakistan.
  • Veer Savarkar was charged by the Government of India in the Mahatma Gandhi assassination case but was acquitted by the Supreme Court of India.
  • At the age of 83 on February 26, 1966 he passed away.

 

Source: The Hindu

 

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