| Names |
Vinayak Damodar
Savarkar (Popularly known as Veer Savarkar) |
| Date of Birth |
28 May 1883 - Nashik, Maharashtra, India. |
| Date of
Death |
26 February 1966 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian Politician; Freedom Fighter |
|
Works |
His publication 'The Indian War of Independence'
about the Indian rebellion of 1857 that was banned by
British authorities. Many more books and
publications were authored by him. |
|
Date-wise Events |
- March 13, 1910: He was arrested on
this day and was sentenced to two life terms amounting to
50 years' imprisonment by the British
Administration.
- June 30, 1911 (some say July 04, 1911):
He was sent to the Cellular Jail
(Kalapani) in the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As narrated by Rahul
Sinha at Zee News on August 11, 2017, Veer Savarkar was
brought to this jail on June 30, 1911 and was subjected to
extreme torture. Veer Savarkar's brother was also imprisoned
in this very jail, but none of them new for about 2 years
that their brother was also here.
- May 02, 1921: Savarkar
brothers were moved to a jail in Ratnagiri, and later to the
Yerwada Central Jail.
- January 06, 1924: He was
finally released on this day, though with stringent
restrictions.
- December 19, 1947: In a
statement issued on this day, he expressed happiness at the
recognition of the claim of Jewish people to establish an
independent Jewish state.
- November 16, 2001: Veer Savarkar is a Hindi language Indian film based on
the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, produced by Savarkar
Darshan Prathisthan, under the president-ship of Sudhir
Phadke. It premiered on this day in Mumbai, New Delhi,
Nagpur and six other Indian cities. According to Rediff.com, it is the first
movie in the world financed by public donations.
- May 28, 2012: Gujarati
language version of this film (by his name) was released by
the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi.
|
| Special Achievements
/ Other Events |
- Also a great orator, prolific writer, historian, poet,
philosopher and social worker.
- He was an extraordinary Hindu scholar.
- He launched a movement for religious reforms
advocating dismantling the system of caste in Hindu
culture, and reconversion of the converted
Hindus back to Hindu religion.
- He created the term Hindutva,
which he said is not a religion but a way of life.
- The five elements of Savarkar's philosophy were
Utilitarianism, Rationalism and Positivism, Humanism and
Universalism, Pragmatism and Realism.
- In 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra, a keen
follower and friend of Savarkar, assassinated
British MP Sir Curzon Wylie in a public meeting.
Savarkar published an article in which he all but endorsed
the murder and worked to organize support, both political
and for Dhingra's legal defence. Sentence awarding
death penalty to Dhingra provoked an outcry and
protest across the Indian student and political community.
Savarkar hailed Dhingra as a hero and martyr,
and began encouraging revolution with greater intensity.
- He opposed the partition of India tooth and nail
became a fierce critic of the
Indian National Congress and its acceptance of India's
partition, and was one of those accused in the
assassination of Indian leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
He was later acquitted as the charges could
not be proven.
- The commemorative blue plaque on India House
fixed by the Historic Building and Monuments Commission for
England reads "Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 1883-1966 Indian
patriot and philosopher lived here".
|
|
