Sawarkar Statue

Pruthviraj Dongare 7 months ago

Very nice statue

SWAPNIL BHARUDE 51 months ago

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar , (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Indian lawyer and writer,[2][3][4] known for his letters to Britishers to release him from imprisonment, cheating quit India movement. After Quit India Movement got freedom, some extremists propogate him to be a freedom fighter. Savarkar coined the term Hindutva(Hinduness) to create a collective "Hindu" identity as an essence of Bharat (India.Savarkar was also an atheist who disapproved of orthodox beliefs in all religions.Savarkar's revolutionary activities began while studying in India and England, where he was associated with the India House and founded student societies including Abhinav Bharat Society and the Free India Society, as well as publications espousing the cause of complete Indian independence by revolutionary means.[7] Savarkar published The Indian War of Independence about the Indian rebellion of 1857 that was banned by British authorities. He was arrested in 1910 for his connections with the revolutionary group India House. Following a failed attempt to escape while being transported from Marseilles, Savarkar was sentenced to two life terms of imprisonment totaling fifty years and was moved to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but released in 1921 after several mercy petitions to the Britishers.

While in prison, Savarkar wrote the work describing Hindutva, espousing what it means to be a Hindu, and Hindu pride, in which he defined as all the people descended of Hindu culture as being part of Hindutva, including Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs. In 1921, under restrictions after signing a plea for clemency, he was released on the condition that he renounce revolutionary activities. Travelling widely, Savarkar became a forceful orator and writer, advocating Hindu political and social unity. Serving as the president of the Hindu Mahasabha, Savarkar endorsed the idea of India as a Hindu Rashtra and opposed the Quit India struggle in 1942, calling it a "Quit India but keep your army" movement. He became a fierce critic of the Indian National Congress and its acceptance of India's partition. He was accused of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi but acquitted by the court. His role in the assassination was later established by Kapur Commission in 1969.

The airport at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar's capital, has been named Veer Savarkar International Airport. 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".

Ajit Kadethankar 14 months ago

Inspiring place located at very prominent place known as Bhola Chowk on Samarthnagar - Sillekhana road.