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Swatantyra Veer Savarkar – A humble tribute to a great revolutionary.

Although his name is not heard very often in the list of famous freedom fighters of the country, Veer Savarkar was indeed one of the great sons of this mother land, who lived his every breath for Bharath (India). His biography is like a thrilling novel; it inspires us with patriotism.

Vinayaka Damodar Savarkar was not just a freedom fighter, he was a good orator, prolific writer, a poet, a bold warrior, a historian, a philosopher, a social worker, a cautious leader, a bard, and a staunch supporter of freedom and much more.

Hailing from Maharashtra, V.D Savarkar was born in Bhagur, Nashik district on 28^th May 1883.

Here are a few points to give us a glimpse into his multifaceted personality. Savarkar was:

The first political leader to daringly set Absolute Political Independence as India’s goal (1900).
The first Indian political leader to daringly perform a bonfire of foreign (English) clothes (1905).
The first Indian to organize a revolutionary movement for India’s Independence on an international level (1906).
The first Indian law student who was not called to the English Bar despite having passed his examination and observed the necessary formalities. The reason – his activities to seek India’s freedom from the British (1909).
The only Indian leader whose arrest in London caused legal difficulties for British Courts and whose case is still referred to in the interpretations of the Fugitive Offenders Act and the Habeas Corpus (Rex Vs Governor of Brixton Prison, ex-parte Savarkar)
The first Indian historian whose book on the 1857 War of Independence was proscribed by British Authorities in India even before its publication. The Governor General had asked the Postmaster General to confiscate copies of the book six months before the book was officially banned (1909).
The first political prisoner whose daring escape and arrest on French soil became a cause celebre in the International Court of Justice at The Hague. This case was mentioned in many International Treaties at that time (1910).
The first graduate whose degree was withdrawn by an Indian University for striving for India’s freedom (1911).
The first poet in the world who, deprived of pen and paper, composed his poems and then wrote them on the prison walls with thorns and nails, memorized ten thousand lines of his poetry for years and later transmitted them to India through his fellow-prisoners who also memorized these lines.
The first revolutionary leader who, within less than 10 years, gave a death-blow to the practice of untouchability in the remote district of Ratnagiri while being interned there.
The first Indian leader who successfully started –
Interdining ceremonies of all Hindus including ex- untouchables (1931).
“Patitpavan Mandir”, open to all Hindus including ex- untouchables (22 February 1931).
A cafe open to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (01 May 1933).
The first political prisoner in the world who was sentenced to Transportation for Life twice (50years), a sentence unparalleled in the history of the British Empire.

Savarkar

Savrkar was an inspiration to many great freedom fighters and his ideas and thoughts played a major role in influencing the freedom struggle of india.

Savarkar breathed his last at the age of 83 on February 26, 1966. “Prayopveshana” meaning fast till death, was what he observed, refusing any intake of food. His death was like a true warrior’s embrace of death voluntarily by way of Atma Samarpan in the highest tradition of Yoga. Death did not grab him, he approached death with an erect head.

Savarkar lived his life as the pledge from Abhinava Bharatha:

“I will sacrifice my health, wealth, skills and all the knowledge for the freedom of my country – complete independence and it’s development.”

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