Savarkar And Hindutva

This book investigates the figure of Savarkar the author.

Inimitably Forthright And Hardhitting, This Book Builds A Case Against Savarkar. With A Wealth Of Information And Historical Detail, This Book Is A Must For All Those Interested In Modern Indian Politics And History Of Communalism In India.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, commonly known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar or just Veer Savarkar was a fearless freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, dramatist, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher. He remains largely unknown to the masses because of the vicious propaganda against him and misunderstanding around him that has been created over several decades. This website attempts to bring the life, thought, actions and relevance of Savarkar before a global audience.

As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. Accounts of his eventful and stormy life have oscillated from eulogizing hagiographies to disparaging demonization. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in between and has unfortunately never been brought to light. Savarkar and his ideology stood as one of the strongest and most virulent opponents of Gandhi, his pacifist philosophy and the Indian National Congress. An alleged atheist and a staunch rationalist who opposed orthodox Hindu beliefs, encouraged inter-caste marriage and dining, and dismissed cow worship as mere superstition, Savarkar was, arguably, the most vocal political voice for the Hindu community through the entire course of India's freedom struggle. From the heady days of revolution and generating international support for the cause of India's freedom as a law student in London, Savarkar found himself arrested, unfairly tried for sedition, transported and incarcerated at the Cellular Jail, in the Andamans, for over a decade, where he underwent unimaginable torture. From being an optimistic advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity in his treatise on the 1857 War of Independence, what was it that transformed him in the Cellular Jail to a proponent of 'Hindutva', which viewed Muslims with suspicion? Drawing from a vast range of original archival documents across India and abroad, this biography in two parts-the first focusing on the years leading up to his incarceration and eventual release from the Kalapani-puts Savarkar, his life and philosophy in a new perspective and looks at the man with all his achievements and failings.

Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966) was a multidimensional personality—a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher—all combined into one. Savarkar’s ideas of modernity, social and religious reforms, cultivation of scientific temper and embracing technological tools continue to be relevant in the 21st century. ‘Relevance of Savarkar Today’ 25 pearls of visionary wisdom by Veer Sawarkar, is the product of deep study and research by Dr. Ashok Modak. Savarkar’s own quotations, author’s expert comments and nearly 60 supporting comments by senior political leaders, social reformers, intellectuals in 25 chapters illustrate the relevance of following visionary messages of Savarkar for a new India of 21st century. Bring out a strong cohesive social fabric by unity Hindutva embraces the whole being of Hindu race Brave foreign policies for total defence of India Strong India for the total happiness of mankind.