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savarkar - a patriot first
Swatantryaveer Sawarkar: He wanted Hindus to be the most powerful in the world !
Once known to be a Hindu nation with major influence of leaders like Swatantryaveer Sawarkar, it has now become a pro-Muslim and pro-Christian nation as a result of present Government’s policies. The main reasons also being self-destructive politics played by Gandhi and Nehru, their favoritism to non-Hindus and indifference of Hindus. If we defy the legacy of Gandhi and Nehru and implement policies advocated by Swa. Sawarkar with regard to protection of nation, then days are not far for our country to regain its past glory. We pay obeisance to 'Hindu-Rashtrapati' Swa. Sawarkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary on 15 th May!
Swa. Sawarkar was also a humanitarian like all Hindus. Only selfish and power-thirsty rulers and politicians can make false allegations against Sawarkar that he was a supporter of casteism or communalism. Sawarkar had advised Muslims with the same affection and warmth too. He advised them to leave fanaticism and believe that the true caste is being human, true religion being humanity, true nation being the earth and the true king being God, the Almighty. He had advised Muslims to follow these principles and be sensible and be science orientated as per the changing times. In fact, nobody has advised Muslims in better manner than Sawarkar. As he, however, realized that despite such good advice, Muslims were not ready to accept India as their motherland, he advised Hindus to adopt 'Tit for Tat' policy against Muslims and propagated the policy through his writings also. We pay obeisance at the feet of patriotic Sawarkar brothers who had to go through so much of anguish and sacrifices fighting for freedom of the motherland! People therefore, should not be ungrateful like all political parties but always remember these great revolutionaries!
Remembering Veer Savarkar
In the history of struggle for Indian independence, V.D. Savarkar's place is unique. He had a firm belief that only a strong, armed revolt by Indians would liberate India from British. An extraordinary Hindu scholar (he is one who coined Indian words for telephone, photography, the parliament, among others), a recklessly brave revolutionary (tried to swim a sea and escape when captured by the enemy) and fiercely patriotic leader, he uncovered the truth about Sepoy Mutiny. His disagreements with Gandhi's non-violent methods and Pakistan pleasing efforts appealed to a large number of Hindus who were wronged by Pakistanis and led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse. - By Dr. Jyotsna Kamat
Born Leader
Savarkar could be called a born rebel. He organized a gang of kids ,Vanarsena (Monkey Brigade) when he was just eleven. A fearless individual, he wanted everybody around him to become physically strong and able to face any disasters-- natural or man-made. He conducted long tours, hiking, swimming and mountaineering around Nasik, his birthplace in Maharashtra. During his high school days, he used to organize Shivaji Utsav and Ganesh Utsav, started by Tilak (whom Savarkar considered as his Guru) and used these occasions to put up plays on nationalistic themes. He started writing poems, essays, plays, etc. to inspire people, which he had developed as a passion. Later he went to Pune for college education and founded the "Abhinav Bharat Society". As a serious student of nationalism he found bigger venue now; with growing youngsters, he bloomed as a leader as well. All political activities were banned by the ruling British then and he had to undertake all transactions, communications in secret and was expelled from hostel and at one point from the college as well. But since he managed to get the prestigious Shivaji scholarship (named after Shivaji) to study law at London, the college authorities had to make way for his scholastic journey!
Magnum Opus
Savarkar greatly nurtured the idea of bringing out an authentic informative researched work on The Great Indian Revolt, which the British termed as "Sepoy Mutiny" of 1857. Since India Office Library was the only place which contained all records and documents, he was determined to undertake a detailed study, but was cautious enough not to make his intentions known. Hence after landing in London, he wrote a biography of Gieuseppe Mazzini, the great revolutionary and leader of modern Italy who inspired his countrymen to overthrow the Austrian Empire's yoke (Holy Roman Empire). Written in Marathi language, the manuscript was smuggled out with great care which was published by his brother Baba. The book created a wave. 2000 copies sold out secretly, read and reread. By British estimate, each copy was read by at least 30 people. Some could reproduce page after page in their voice! His brother however was imprisoned for printing the book.
At London, Savarkar undertook the task, his mission in life, to create awareness regarding the first Armed National Revolt in India in 1857. Through friends, he could get access to all much-needed first hand information regarding men, this earlier countrywide effort, was a sincere one on the part of the leaders, princes, soldiers and commoners to drive away the British, (though grossly misrepresented by British historians.) It was the first national effort towards getting political independence and rightly called his book "The Indian War of Independence 1857"
He wrote in Marathi and could not get it printed in Europe. Though the manuscript found its way to India, due to British vigilance, all printing presses were raided and in the nick of time, the manuscript had to be taken out due to a friendly police officer's information before seizure. It went back to Europe and got unfortunately got lost.
But the English version became a necessity. Savarkar was helped in this venture by the other revolutionaries who had come to study Law and Civil Service. But printing it in Britain was out of question, so also in France, as British and French spies were working together to face the imperial Germany which was becoming a great threat. Ultimately the book was published in Holland by Madam Cama without a cover or name. The cover pages of popular classics like "Don Quixote", "Oliver Twist", etc. were used for the book and successfully smuggled to India. One box with false bottom was used to take books at great risk by a Muslim friend who later became Chief Minister of Punjab! The book reached the right people through secret sympathizers in Ireland, France, Russia, U.S.A., Egypt, Germany and Brazil as well.
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Fierce Nationalist
While in London, Savarkar organized festivals like Rakshabandhan and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti and tried to create awareness among Indian students that it was banned. The slogan Savarkar coined for Indian festivals became a unifying factor.
"One Country. One GodOne Caste, One MindBrothers all of usWithout DifferenceWithout Doubt"It was during this period that Savarkar helped design the first Indian National Flag, which Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurled at the World Socialist Conference at Stuttgart, Germany.
The Scotland Yard Police noose was tightening on Savarkar. Revolutionary activities in London, Mumbai, Pune, Nasik were traced to his guidance! His speeches, articles, smelt sedition, his friends were traced as those learning the preparation of bombs and transporting arms (pistols) illegally. Finally he was arrested and ordered to be sent back to India. In India, punishments were very harsh, tortuous and the greatest crime of the land was that of sedition which could easily send one to the gallows. He was sent on a ship "Morena" which was to halt briefly at Marseilles. (1910)
Swimming the Ocean
Savarkar and his friends then attempted a brave escape which has since become legendary. Savarakar was to jump from a sailing ship, swim the sea waters and his friends were supposed to pick him there and lead to freedom. Savarkar was under a strict watch. There was no way out. With constable waiting outside, he entered the toilet, broke the window, wriggled out somehow, and jumped into the ocean to swim his way to Marseilles port. Alas! The rescue party was late by a few minutes and the French Police on guard returned the prisoner to British cops, now chained and stricter watch.
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After a formal trial, Savarkar was charged with serious offences of illegal transportation of weapons, provocative speeches and sedition and was sentenced to 50 years' of jail and deported to the Blackwaters (kalapani) at Andaman cellular jail.
Conditions in jail were inhuman: back-breaking job of stone breaking, rope making, and milling. For the last prisoners had to grind the copra in the mill, tied like oxen. Each had to take out 30 pounds of oil everyday. Some died of sheer exhaustion and inhuman treatment of beating and whipping. Bad food, unsanitary conditions, stone bed and cold weather in winter used to take their toll.
Talented Mr. Savarkar
Since political prisoners were treated like hardened criminals, they had no access to "luxury" like pen and paper. The poet in Savarkar was restless and uneasy. Finally he found a nail and wrote (itched) his epic "Kamala" consisting thousands of lines on the plastered mud wall of his cell in the darkness. A Hindi journalist friend who was taught Marathi by Savarkar came to his cell when Savarkar was removed all of a sudden to another remote cell. The friend learnt the entire poem by heart and later when he was released, put it on paper and sent it to Savarkar's relatives.
After spending 16 years in Andamans, Savarkar was transferred to the Ratnagiri jail and then kept under a house arrest. He was reunited with his wife. (He had married before leaving for England and it was a long separation). A daughter and later a son were born.
Books, poems, and articles came out. But now he was known for his book on 1857 (War of Independence) throughout the world. Two generations of Indians were influenced by his magnum opus. The second edition was printed in the U.S.A. by Savarkar's revolutionary friends. Third edition was brought out by Bhagat Singh and its Punjabi and Urdu translations followed and were widely read in India and far east. Even in the Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose, Tamil translation of this work was read out like a Bible by the South Indian soldiers in Singapore, though nobody knows till the day, who translated it in Tamil.
Savarkar stood by what he wrote till the last and never compromised with "adjustments," "reforms" and peaceful solution which according to him meant nothing! As a great scholar full of originality and independent standing, he coined several new technical terms of parliamentary usage and of Indian parlance such as chhayachitra (photography), Sansad (Senate), Vyangyachitra (Cartoons) etc.
He earnestly believed that Indian Independence was a reality not because of a few individuals, leaders or sections of society. It was possible because of the participation of a commoner who prayed to his family deity everyday. But the youngsters who went to gallows to see their motherland free, were the greatest ("Veeradhiveers") he said.
Legacy
Savarkar passed away in 1966, after coming under controversy of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse. The Hindu Mahasabha, an institution Savarkar had helped grow, had opposed creation of Pakistan, and took exception to Gandhi's continued Muslim appeasement stances. Nathuram Godse, a volunteer of the Hindu Mahasabha, assassinated Gandhi in 1948 and upheld his actions till his hanging.
Savarkar is revered in India today as the "Brave Savarkar" (Veer Savarkar) , and on the same level as Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Tilak. The intellectuals as well as commoners in India continue to debate what would have happened if ideas of Savarkar were endorsed by the nation, especially after freedom in 1947. A famous general is said to have quoted Savarkar after the Indians conceded land to the Chinese in a military conflict in 1962... Savarkar had advocated a militarily strong India.http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/vds.htm
Other reading
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar : A Great Freedom Fighterhttp://www.hindujagruti.org/news/4132.html
Let us awaken Veer Savarkar in us to establish 'Hindu Rashtra'!
What you can do to protect the Nation & Dharma?
Write protest letter to concerned authorities and Government against any defamation of National flag, National map, National heros and Hindu deities.
Oppose the conversion as conversion means changing nationality.
Lodge the police complaint and perceive the matter of such defamations and conversion.
Create awareness among your friends regarding the national problems and unite them to protest.
And the most important is start the spiritual practice to attain blessings of God and Saints to have success in your mission.
Jay Hindu Rashtra!
Other Issues of Interest
Visit the Online exhibition on Hindu Genocide in Kashmir
Spiritual practice of protecting seekers and destroying evildoers
Akhand Bharat Campaign: Jammu & Kashmir Map Controversy
vir savarkar
Vinayak Damodar 'Veer' Savarkar is back in the news, 38 years after he passed into the ages.
The late champion of Hindutva returned to the headlines when Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar [ Images ] recently ordered the removal of a plaque with a message by Savarkar from the historical Cellular Jail on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Aiyar also criticised Savarkar, leading to the Shiv Sena [ Images ] and Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] in Maharashtra demanding an apology from the Congress MP.
Who was Veer Savarkar? What was his role in India's freedom movement? Why is he so controversial? We present a primer on the controversial revolutionary.
Who was he?
Savarkar (1883 to 1966) was a revolutionary who spent many years in prison in the Andamans. He propounded the philosophy of Hindutva and was linked to Mahatma Gandhi's [ Images ] assassination, but was not found guilty.
What was his early life like?
He was born on May 28, 1883, in Bhagpur village near Nashik. After his parents died young, his elder brother Ganesh looked after the family.
In 1898, the British hanged the Chapekar brothers in Pune for killing a British officer. This had a deep impact on the teenaged Savarkar, who decided to take up armed struggle against the British.
In 1901, he joined the Ferguson College in Pune and set up the Abhinav Bharat Society, which preached a revolutionary struggle against the British.
He also won a scholarship that took him to Britain to study law in 1906.
Did he not write a book on the First War of Independence?
In Britain, Savarkar organised students and advocated an armed struggle to throw the British out of India. He also wrote his book on the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, which he called India's First War of Independence, a terminology the Indian government accepted after Independence.
Since there was no question of printing the book in Britain, it was printed in Holland and copies of it were smuggled into India.
The book was a huge success, giving Indians a strong sense of pride, providing a fresh perspective on a war that was till then merely seen as the outcome of disgruntled Indian soldiers in the service of the British.
The second edition was published by Indians in the US while Bhagat Singh printed the third edition.
Its translations were a big success: the Punjabi and Urdu translations traveled far and wide while the Tamil translation almost becoming mandatory reading for soldiers of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army -- a majority of who were Tamilians from Southeast Asia.
When was he arrested?
In Britain, he also created a network of like-minded individuals. Given his anti-British activities, the police soon came looking for him.
He was arrested in London [ Images ] on March 13, 1910 and sent to India to face trial.
Didn't he escape from the ship?
The story that made Savarkar a national hero!
The ship in which he was being taken to India berthed at Marseilles, France [ Images ], on July 8, 1910.
Savarkar wriggled out of the porthole and swam a great distance in the cold water to reach the shore.
He had earlier told his friends, including Madame Bhikaji Cama, to meet him at Marseilles, but they arrived late and the British recaptured him.
Since Savarkar did not speak French, he was unable to tell the local policeman that he was a refugee. Even though he could not escape, this story resonated across India.
He was tried, and on December 24, 1910, sentenced to 50 years in prison.
On July 4, 1911, he was sent to Port Blair's Cellular Jail.
50 years! That must have been very tough.
It certainly was. Savarkar's supporters always point to his incredibly difficult and degrading days in jail, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment when he was in the prime of life; placed in solitary confinement while other leaders had it much easier and were released whenever their health failed or someone in the family fell ill.
Savarkar enjoyed no such luxury.
How long was he in prison?
In 1920, Vithalbhai Patel -- Vallabhbhai Patel's elder brother -- demanded Savarkar's release, a demand also backed by Gandhi and Nehru.
On May 2, 1921, Savarkar was shifted from the Cellular Jail, first to the Alipore Jail in Bengal and then to Ratnagiri Jail in western Maharashtra.
He was released on January 6, 1924 on the condition that he would not leave Ratnagiri district, which is not very far from Mumbai [ Images ] (then Bombay), till 1937.
Why did the British release him from prison?
Up to this point, most historians regardless of ideology would agree that Savarkar was a committed revolutionary, even if one does not support the notion of an armed struggle.
But from the point of his release from jail, Savarkar becomes a divided figure, either loved or loathed.
Savarkar agreed he would abstain from political activities to facilitate his release.
His supporters say he only made such promises to get out of prison and that he remained committed to throwing the British out of India.
What did he do on getting out of jail?
He became active in the Hindu Mahasabha, founded in 1915, which sought to protect the interests of Hindus.
The Hindu Mahasabha, which differed radically from the Indian National Congress, attracted followers who were either opposed to Gandhi and the Congress, or believed in Hindutva.
It is not clear why Savarkar joined the Mahasabha, though given his dislike for non-violence and his assurance to the British, joining the Congress was out of question.
So he became a champion for Hindutva?
Savarkar, who popularised the term 'First War of Independence', also coined the term Hindutva when he wrote an eponymous book.
The book outlined the features of Hindutva, including its economic, social, and political aspects.
He also wrote another book in English, Hindupadpadshahi, extolling the Maratha rule over India.
He had developed and expounded the notion of one nation, one culture, bound by blood and race. In 1937, he became president of the Hindu Mahasabha, and remained in the post till 1943.
Is it true he did not support the Quit India movement?
The Hindu Mahasabha, under Savarkar's presidency, did not support the Quit India movement launched in August 1942.
Savarkar also asked Hindus to help the British in their war effort against Germany [ Images ] and Japan [ Images ].
His supporters say this was a tactic to get more Hindus to pick up military training that could have been turned against the British later.
He was not alone. The Communist Party of India and Muslim League also did not support the Quit India movement.
Was Savarkar linked to Gandhi's assassination?
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, the two main accused, were known to Savarkar and frequently visited him.
After Gandhi's assassination, mobs stoned Savarkar's home in Bombay, where he had shifted to from Ratnagiri.
Savarkar was arrested, but he alone was set free for lack of evidence.
Savarkar's supporters deny any link to the Mahatma's assassination, insisting that Godse and Apte acted on their own.
What is his legacy?
For his supporters, Savarkar believed in a strong Hindu society and in the Hindutva ideology of one nation, one culture, one people, which meant no special provisions for any minority.
For his opponents, this ideology divides India today by trying to deny the minorities a rightful place in Indian society.
As the bitter political battle over Aiyar's decision reveals, the controversy over Veer Savarkar's legacy is far from concluded.
Image: Rahil Shaikh
Amberish K Diwanji in New Delhi
The late champion of Hindutva returned to the headlines when Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar [ Images ] recently ordered the removal of a plaque with a message by Savarkar from the historical Cellular Jail on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Aiyar also criticised Savarkar, leading to the Shiv Sena [ Images ] and Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] in Maharashtra demanding an apology from the Congress MP.
Who was Veer Savarkar? What was his role in India's freedom movement? Why is he so controversial? We present a primer on the controversial revolutionary.
Who was he?
Savarkar (1883 to 1966) was a revolutionary who spent many years in prison in the Andamans. He propounded the philosophy of Hindutva and was linked to Mahatma Gandhi's [ Images ] assassination, but was not found guilty.
What was his early life like?
He was born on May 28, 1883, in Bhagpur village near Nashik. After his parents died young, his elder brother Ganesh looked after the family.
In 1898, the British hanged the Chapekar brothers in Pune for killing a British officer. This had a deep impact on the teenaged Savarkar, who decided to take up armed struggle against the British.
In 1901, he joined the Ferguson College in Pune and set up the Abhinav Bharat Society, which preached a revolutionary struggle against the British.
He also won a scholarship that took him to Britain to study law in 1906.
Did he not write a book on the First War of Independence?
In Britain, Savarkar organised students and advocated an armed struggle to throw the British out of India. He also wrote his book on the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, which he called India's First War of Independence, a terminology the Indian government accepted after Independence.
Since there was no question of printing the book in Britain, it was printed in Holland and copies of it were smuggled into India.
The book was a huge success, giving Indians a strong sense of pride, providing a fresh perspective on a war that was till then merely seen as the outcome of disgruntled Indian soldiers in the service of the British.
The second edition was published by Indians in the US while Bhagat Singh printed the third edition.
Its translations were a big success: the Punjabi and Urdu translations traveled far and wide while the Tamil translation almost becoming mandatory reading for soldiers of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army -- a majority of who were Tamilians from Southeast Asia.
When was he arrested?
In Britain, he also created a network of like-minded individuals. Given his anti-British activities, the police soon came looking for him.
He was arrested in London [ Images ] on March 13, 1910 and sent to India to face trial.
Didn't he escape from the ship?
The story that made Savarkar a national hero!
The ship in which he was being taken to India berthed at Marseilles, France [ Images ], on July 8, 1910.
Savarkar wriggled out of the porthole and swam a great distance in the cold water to reach the shore.
He had earlier told his friends, including Madame Bhikaji Cama, to meet him at Marseilles, but they arrived late and the British recaptured him.
Since Savarkar did not speak French, he was unable to tell the local policeman that he was a refugee. Even though he could not escape, this story resonated across India.
He was tried, and on December 24, 1910, sentenced to 50 years in prison.
On July 4, 1911, he was sent to Port Blair's Cellular Jail.
50 years! That must have been very tough.
It certainly was. Savarkar's supporters always point to his incredibly difficult and degrading days in jail, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment when he was in the prime of life; placed in solitary confinement while other leaders had it much easier and were released whenever their health failed or someone in the family fell ill.
Savarkar enjoyed no such luxury.
How long was he in prison?
In 1920, Vithalbhai Patel -- Vallabhbhai Patel's elder brother -- demanded Savarkar's release, a demand also backed by Gandhi and Nehru.
On May 2, 1921, Savarkar was shifted from the Cellular Jail, first to the Alipore Jail in Bengal and then to Ratnagiri Jail in western Maharashtra.
He was released on January 6, 1924 on the condition that he would not leave Ratnagiri district, which is not very far from Mumbai [ Images ] (then Bombay), till 1937.
Why did the British release him from prison?
Up to this point, most historians regardless of ideology would agree that Savarkar was a committed revolutionary, even if one does not support the notion of an armed struggle.
But from the point of his release from jail, Savarkar becomes a divided figure, either loved or loathed.
Savarkar agreed he would abstain from political activities to facilitate his release.
His supporters say he only made such promises to get out of prison and that he remained committed to throwing the British out of India.
What did he do on getting out of jail?
He became active in the Hindu Mahasabha, founded in 1915, which sought to protect the interests of Hindus.
The Hindu Mahasabha, which differed radically from the Indian National Congress, attracted followers who were either opposed to Gandhi and the Congress, or believed in Hindutva.
It is not clear why Savarkar joined the Mahasabha, though given his dislike for non-violence and his assurance to the British, joining the Congress was out of question.
So he became a champion for Hindutva?
Savarkar, who popularised the term 'First War of Independence', also coined the term Hindutva when he wrote an eponymous book.
The book outlined the features of Hindutva, including its economic, social, and political aspects.
He also wrote another book in English, Hindupadpadshahi, extolling the Maratha rule over India.
He had developed and expounded the notion of one nation, one culture, bound by blood and race. In 1937, he became president of the Hindu Mahasabha, and remained in the post till 1943.
Is it true he did not support the Quit India movement?
The Hindu Mahasabha, under Savarkar's presidency, did not support the Quit India movement launched in August 1942.
Savarkar also asked Hindus to help the British in their war effort against Germany [ Images ] and Japan [ Images ].
His supporters say this was a tactic to get more Hindus to pick up military training that could have been turned against the British later.
He was not alone. The Communist Party of India and Muslim League also did not support the Quit India movement.
Was Savarkar linked to Gandhi's assassination?
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, the two main accused, were known to Savarkar and frequently visited him.
After Gandhi's assassination, mobs stoned Savarkar's home in Bombay, where he had shifted to from Ratnagiri.
Savarkar was arrested, but he alone was set free for lack of evidence.
Savarkar's supporters deny any link to the Mahatma's assassination, insisting that Godse and Apte acted on their own.
What is his legacy?
For his supporters, Savarkar believed in a strong Hindu society and in the Hindutva ideology of one nation, one culture, one people, which meant no special provisions for any minority.
For his opponents, this ideology divides India today by trying to deny the minorities a rightful place in Indian society.
As the bitter political battle over Aiyar's decision reveals, the controversy over Veer Savarkar's legacy is far from concluded.
Image: Rahil Shaikh
Amberish K Diwanji in New Delhi
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