सावरकर : एक भूले-बिसरे अतीत की गूंज, 1883–1924
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Parth Purandare
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Great work of documenting the full truth of a person who has shaped the politics of the country till date。 The book unearths those aspects of Savarkar's personal and public life that were deliberately buried by contemporary "Left Liberal" historians and educationists。Hats off to Vikram Sampath for this phenomenal work。 Looking forward to reading the second part👍🏽 Great work of documenting the full truth of a person who has shaped the politics of the country till date。 The book unearths those aspects of Savarkar's personal and public life that were deliberately buried by contemporary "Left Liberal" historians and educationists。Hats off to Vikram Sampath for this phenomenal work。 Looking forward to reading the second part👍🏽 。。。more
Nishant
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I put in 4 stars because it just makes me sad。 The book is not bad but I was very sad hearing of the going on in the life of Savarkar。 To keep on losing most of your life and keeping an attitude of "can do" and still "want to do" takes a special person。 The stories of indian heroes that we bhartiya have missed are far too many 。It has been a long time since anything has twisted my guts。I hate the colonial ruling time and I hate the British for subjugating the bhartiya。I hate the sniveling bharti I put in 4 stars because it just makes me sad。 The book is not bad but I was very sad hearing of the going on in the life of Savarkar。 To keep on losing most of your life and keeping an attitude of "can do" and still "want to do" takes a special person。 The stories of indian heroes that we bhartiya have missed are far too many 。It has been a long time since anything has twisted my guts。I hate the colonial ruling time and I hate the British for subjugating the bhartiya。I hate the sniveling bhartiya who saw there benefit and I hate the non violence stupidity in the face of atrocities the bhartiya had to face。The divided bhartiya even then could not come together for bharat。Onto second part。 。。。more
Ankush Rai
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Book name - Savarkar : Echoes from a forgotten pastWritten by - Vikram SampathPublished by - Penguin Vikings Vinayak Damodar Savarkar， most controversial figure in the freedom struggle who is hailed as a national hero by the right and vilified by the left。 To understand ‘Savarkar’ an unbiased biographical account is presented by Scholar Historian Vikram Sampath in this book。 He presents the early life of Savarkar till his incarceration at the Cellular Jail （Kaala Pani） in volume 1 of his two par Book name - Savarkar : Echoes from a forgotten pastWritten by - Vikram SampathPublished by - Penguin Vikings Vinayak Damodar Savarkar， most controversial figure in the freedom struggle who is hailed as a national hero by the right and vilified by the left。 To understand ‘Savarkar’ an unbiased biographical account is presented by Scholar Historian Vikram Sampath in this book。 He presents the early life of Savarkar till his incarceration at the Cellular Jail （Kaala Pani） in volume 1 of his two part series on Savarkar。 The best part is that it is meticulously researched by the author and he has given us a fair understanding of the socio-political development in India of the late 19th century。 This book looks like a thriller account of the early revolutionary movement India which is often eclipsed by the rise of Congress and League following the entry of Gandhiji in 1915 AD。The role of ‘India house’ in London for churning out hardcore revolutionaries abroad， the intelligence of the British government to counter them is a gripping read。It requires a lot of guts to flip through the pages of the second half of the book， as it presents the heart wrenching account of the torcher， tribulations faced by Savarkar in Cellular jail。 The author has composed an unfiltered account of Savarkar and gives a rational view of his life， it is upto to the readers to judge him as a fervent nationalist or as a mercy petitioner。 One needs to give it a patient reading as it is a 700 pages long read。 One would discover Savarkar as a philosopher， orator， reformer and a renowned writer in this book unlike the generalised image of him as a Hindu nationalist。 A must read book for every Indian ！Reader Rating - ⅘Reviewed by - Get the facts History IG - @getthefactshistory पुस्तक का नाम - सावरकर : एक भूले हुए अतीत की गूँजद्वारा लिखित - विक्रम संपथीद्वारा प्रकाशित - पेंगुइन वाइकिंग्सस्वतंत्रता संग्राम में सबसे विवादास्पद व्यक्ति विनायक दामोदर सावरकर， जिन्हें राष्ट्रीय नायक के रूप में दक्षिणपंथी और वामपंथियों द्वारा बदनाम किया जाता है। 'सावरकर' को समझने के लिए विद्वान इतिहासकार विक्रम संपत ने इस पुस्तक में एक निष्पक्ष जीवनी लेख प्रस्तुत किया है। वह सावरकर पर अपनी दो भाग श्रृंखला के खंड 1 में सेलुलर जेल （काला पानी） में कैद होने तक सावरकर के प्रारंभिक जीवन को प्रस्तुत करता है। सबसे अच्छी बात यह है कि लेखक ने इस पर बहुत बारीकी से शोध किया है और उन्होंने हमें 19वीं सदी के उत्तरार्ध के भारत में सामाजिक-राजनीतिक विकास की उचित समझ दी है। यह पुस्तक प्रारंभिक क्रांतिकारी आंदोलन भारत के एक रोमांचक खाते की तरह दिखती है， जो अक्सर 1915 ई。 में गांधीजी के प्रवेश के बाद कांग्रेस और लीग के उदय से प्रभावित होती है।विदेशों में कट्टर क्रांतिकारियों को बाहर निकालने में लंदन में 'इंडिया हाउस' की भूमिका， उनका मुकाबला करने के लिए ब्रिटिश सरकार की खुफिया जानकारी एक मनोरंजक पठन है।पुस्तक के दूसरे भाग के पन्नों को पलटने के लिए बहुत साहस की आवश्यकता है， क्योंकि यह सेल्युलर जेल में सावरकर द्वारा सामना किए गए टॉर्चर， कष्टों का दिल दहला देने वाला विवरण प्रस्तुत करता है।लेखक ने सावरकर के अनफ़िल्टर्ड खाते की रचना की है और उनके जीवन का एक तर्कसंगत दृष्टिकोण दिया है， यह पाठकों पर निर्भर है कि वे उन्हें एक उत्साही राष्ट्रवादी या दया याचिकाकर्ता के रूप में आंकें। इसे धैर्यपूर्वक पढ़ने की जरूरत है क्योंकि यह 700 पृष्ठों का लंबा पठन है। एक हिंदू राष्ट्रवादी के रूप में उनकी सामान्यीकृत छवि के विपरीत इस पुस्तक में सावरकर को एक दार्शनिक， वक्ता， सुधारक और एक प्रसिद्ध लेखक के रूप में खोजा जाएगा। प्रत्येक भारतीय के लिए एक अवश्य पढ़े जाने वाली पुस्तक！रीडर रेटिंग - ⅘ 。。。more
Anuraag Sharma
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MUST READ！For every admirer and critic。
Nagesh Bhadkamkar
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Found this book to be fairly objective collection of well researched facts。 The intention to resist introduction of any bias is quite evident。 In the process it allows us to consume these points and encourages us to interpret them within our own framework。 As I remarked to a friend while discussing about this book， it's the history that isn't taught in schools but should be known。 Found this book to be fairly objective collection of well researched facts。 The intention to resist introduction of any bias is quite evident。 In the process it allows us to consume these points and encourages us to interpret them within our own framework。 As I remarked to a friend while discussing about this book， it's the history that isn't taught in schools but should be known。 。。。more
Abhijeet Pandey
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There was a lot of misconception regarding this personality。 This book majorly covers his early life of which 11 yrs is spent in prison， perfectly represents his struggle and his love for his country。This book give clarity that even though there was some ideological deference but he wanted india free from colonizers as any other freedom fighter did。
Anusha Mehendale
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An interesting biography of a great patriot。 Looking froward to reading the sequel！
Vyo Sa
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Finally！ That missing collated history from our school books。 Thank you Vikram Sampath for this。
Chandrashekhar
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He wasn't a controversial figure of Indian freedom struggle。 But he is purposely made controversial in contemporary India！ No wonder， the colonial mindset still exist in the disguise of cowardly leaders of the Indian politics！ British just built a dam to prevent their 'coward' empire from getting completely destroyed away in the powerful storm called Vinayak Damodar Savarkar！Which inturn， the Indian freedom struggle was made to lose it's morale and the intellectual giant！ Dear @vikramsampath Tha He wasn't a controversial figure of Indian freedom struggle。 But he is purposely made controversial in contemporary India！ No wonder， the colonial mindset still exist in the disguise of cowardly leaders of the Indian politics！ British just built a dam to prevent their 'coward' empire from getting completely destroyed away in the powerful storm called Vinayak Damodar Savarkar！Which inturn， the Indian freedom struggle was made to lose it's morale and the intellectual giant！ Dear @vikramsampath Thank you for all the efforts you took to put forward the inspiring story of not just Savarkar but the whole of Indian freedom struggle！I must say， It is one of the brilliant and finest biography and documentary as well。 which has undergone lot of study and research。As you said，'It is just a beginning of his cherished goal of liberating his motherland and actualiazing his theory of Hindutva and social reform， which he had conceptualized within the confines of the prison'I am on my toe to know everything about Vinayak！ Waiting for Second Volume！Vinayak Damodar Savarkar- Father of Hindutva 🙏#savarkar #India 。。。more
Varun Y J
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Vikram Sampath has done an excellent job in making this book a very thrilling read。 He has meticulously researched Savarkar's life and put into words a narrative through lucid writing。Savarkar was a man way ahead of his time and his experiences that led him to become the man he was， has been narrated very will through his childhood experiences and the people he was influenced by。 You'll feel amazed by his vision， his clarity of thought on a wide range of issues related to nationalism， religion a Vikram Sampath has done an excellent job in making this book a very thrilling read。 He has meticulously researched Savarkar's life and put into words a narrative through lucid writing。Savarkar was a man way ahead of his time and his experiences that led him to become the man he was， has been narrated very will through his childhood experiences and the people he was influenced by。 You'll feel amazed by his vision， his clarity of thought on a wide range of issues related to nationalism， religion and economic development。 I cannot wait for the next book to be released！ 。。。more
Gaurav Katiyar
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I have started looking at this person with due reapect。
Rohit Ghole
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Kudos to author Vikram Sampath for writing this amazing book， looking forward to second part。 Author helps in bridging a big part in understanding such influential personality。 * Helped me understand the circumstances under which mercy petitions were filled， to authors credit he documents all artifacts。 * Provided insights into Veer Savarkar's stance on cow protection， caste system and on modern industrialization。 * English translations of his poems helped me a lot and did not break flow of read Kudos to author Vikram Sampath for writing this amazing book， looking forward to second part。 Author helps in bridging a big part in understanding such influential personality。 * Helped me understand the circumstances under which mercy petitions were filled， to authors credit he documents all artifacts。 * Provided insights into Veer Savarkar's stance on cow protection， caste system and on modern industrialization。 * English translations of his poems helped me a lot and did not break flow of reading。* It also begs a question， why was Veer Savarkar not covered in such unbiased spotlight in school/college curriculum？A must read book for readers interested in Indian independence era。 If you read about Gandhi， do read Veer Savarkar to gain overall perspective on freedom struggle。 。。。more
Rohan Deshmukh
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Excellent read to know about the troubles that Veer Savarkar had to face。 Looking forward to Vol II
Pallavi Kamat
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A short review for now - buy the book and finish reading it IMMEDIATELY just in time for Part 2 next month！ Brilliant incisive analysis of the minds of one of our most brilliant thinkers， authors， and politicians。
Balraj Parmar
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Vinayak Savarkar is perhaps the most debated but least understood character of our times， On one side the congress-"left" intelligentsia consider him to be a traitor， a coward， a British stooge， and worse， on the other， the "right" wing， Hindutva supporters consider him a pure faultless icon devoid of human fallacies。 As always the truth lies somewhere in between， and Mr。 Sampath has presented a brilliant， neutral（or as neutral can be in my opinion）， immaculately researched and lucidly written m Vinayak Savarkar is perhaps the most debated but least understood character of our times， On one side the congress-"left" intelligentsia consider him to be a traitor， a coward， a British stooge， and worse， on the other， the "right" wing， Hindutva supporters consider him a pure faultless icon devoid of human fallacies。 As always the truth lies somewhere in between， and Mr。 Sampath has presented a brilliant， neutral（or as neutral can be in my opinion）， immaculately researched and lucidly written masterpiece。I picked up this book after listening a talk by Mr。 Sampath on YouTube and I am blown away by this， it is easily one of my all time favorite books now， and I will recommend this to everyone interested in History and Politics！The book takes us on a journey from the tragic origins of Savarkar's life where he loses his parents early， to his establishing one of the earliest revolutionary secret societies in India in the form of "Mitra Mela" and "Abhinav Bharat"。 We follow Savarkar to his life in London where in the "India House" hostel he starts an inter continental revolution of sorts with an idea to liberate India by force。 In this regard， the book serves not only as a biography of Savarkar， it also gives us a window to look at the revolutionary freedom movement in India with leaders like Savarkar， Madame Bhikhaji Cama， Shyamji Krishna Varma and others which is generally missing from our public discussion， education， and consciousness。 I wish that the author writes a dedicated book on the revolutionary struggle as it is a story that deserves to be told in full。 We are exposed to different facets of Savarkar's life as an author， a social reformer， a revolutionary， and a rationalist with the help of primary sources and Savarkar's own writings which have been presented for reader's purview。 Savarkar's role as a social reformer and his ideas and work related to caste discrimination is perhaps unknown， His views on caste are perhaps much closer to Ambedkar than Gandhi， Savarkar like Ambedkar calls for destruction of the caste system which is one of the shackles bounding Hindu society according to him。 His views on widow remarriage， industrialization， food and dining， traveling overseas， cow worship and many other topics are much ahead of it's time and came as a surprise to me。Coming to the two more contentious topics on which much of the criticism of Savarkar is based in popular perception: 1。 "Mercy petitions" and 2。 Hindutva， The author has presented the clemency petitions in full and explained the historical/legal context and while it seems the author has a particular view on this， he has left readers to form their opinion once they have the historical/legal context and read the petitions on their own。The book explains the religious background of the Khilafat movement， Gandhi's support for it， Moplah massacre， development of Muslim league as a powerful force which is the background of "Essentials of Hindutva" the first book written in English by Savarkar where he developed and described his idea of Hindutva while he was jailed in Ratnagiri which is his counter to political Islam and Gandhi's ideas regarding Indian nation。 Reader is free to agree or disagree/criticize with Savarkar's ideas but this background and context of the political reality of India when the ideas were written gives a better lens from which the idea should be analyzed rather than "cancelling" him without ever seriously reading/nitpicking and understanding him， as is often the case today where Instagram stories and Tweets serve as the source of news and opinions for a large young urban population。We see Savarkar's spirit sort of breaking as well he and his brother goes through a long and unique suffering in the Cellular Jail for more than 10 years which is visible in the change in his writings， we also see changing politics in India in the backdrop and see Congress change from Hume to Gokhale and Tilak to finally Gandhi。I eagerly look forward to the second part of this book which will tell the story of Savarkar after his release from jail， his work as a social reformer in Ratnagiri， and his role in Hindu Mahasabha。 I am also interested in seeing author's findings in perhaps the most contentious issue in Savarkar's life which is his alleged role in assassination of Gandhi。 Overall， a highly recommended book if you are interested in History and Politics as Savarkar， or at least playing politics in his name is much more relevant today than ever， no matter what your political and ideological belief。 。。。more
Himanshu
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Savarkar - the name evokes a huge variety of emotions in Indians。 These range from outright adulation to contempt。 Unfortunately， the history which has been popularised in normal discourse does great injustice to a personality as complex as Savarkar。 While some people paint him as a God-like figure who indulged in heroism to a superhuman extent， others deride him as an English stooge who was grovelling for mercy during his incarceration in Kala Pani。 Like all things life， truth is somewhere in b Savarkar - the name evokes a huge variety of emotions in Indians。 These range from outright adulation to contempt。 Unfortunately， the history which has been popularised in normal discourse does great injustice to a personality as complex as Savarkar。 While some people paint him as a God-like figure who indulged in heroism to a superhuman extent， others deride him as an English stooge who was grovelling for mercy during his incarceration in Kala Pani。 Like all things life， truth is somewhere in between with various shades of colour。The author to his credit does not straight away start with VS's life but he paints a picture of the society of that time thereby setting a very nice context。 He gives a good background of the Chitpavan Brahmin community of Maharasthra， their place in the society and the background of the Savarkar family。 It then richly details VS's infancy， childhood， his prodigious mind。 Later the book also goes into VS's London stay， his revolutionary work over there。 It covers in great details VS's life in Cellular Jail。 Fortunately， I had a chance to visit this prison couple of years back so I could visualise the tough life VS must have been subjected to break his spirit。 The book finally ends with VS's release from imprisonment after moving to Indian mainland prison from Cellular Jail。 This is only half of VS's life and I believe the author is in the process of penning the second part。 Like any blockbuster movie whose interval has come， I can not wait for the second part to release so that I can draw the full character sketch of VS in my mind。Few accusations which the critic of VS often hurl at him have been soundly debunked or at least given a context in this book。 They are as follows - 1。 VS was a coward who had repeatedly petitioned for mercy before British- Well while the book does not deny the fact about mercy petitioning but calling these out as petitions driven with a sole intent of self preservation would be a great dis-service to VS。 Few facts about these petitions -a） These were the right of any political prisoner who had served a minimum stipulated amount of time。 VS had clearly served much more than that。b） The petitions always had a note that if Govt considers VS extremely dangerous， he would be happy to remain behind bars but at least other prisoners should be shown clemency。2。 VS was a fundamentalist Hindutva icon who was very orthodox。While VS was a Hindutva promotor， he had no veneer of fake one way secularism like M K Gandhi。 His pro-Hindutva stance was tempered in the religious fundamentalist environ of Cellular jail where the Mohammeddan jailors/jamadars used to single out Hindu prisoners and sadistically torture them。 They used to offer allurements to have such prisoners convert to their religion。On the "holy cows" of hinduism ， he was not the one to worship cow as a deity but rather had a very logical mind in treating a cow as what it is - a farm animal of immense use but nonetheless an animal。 He was a staunch opponent of caste system contrary to what many modern ignorants believe。 All in all VS was a very complex personality。 While I was a bit dismayed by his naivety which led to his arrest in London and then entire prison life， he had a grand vision for Indian。 I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Indian political history to know the fact from fiction。 。。。more
SAKET SOURAV
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The name is apt。 There is so much more to Savarkar than the scanty details we have in the mainstream books as well as the textbooks。 It was amazing to know about his association with groups like Anusheelan， India House and Ghadr Party。 Also， his literary prowess is astounding。 A must for every one who wants to understand modern India。
Vineet Singh
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Anand Kumar whom I follow on facebook and twitter， had written a compelling review of the book 'Savarkar-Echoes from Forgotten Past' by Vikram Sampath that I was left with no option but to buy it。 Anand ji had written that if anyone has to make any existing line smaller without erasing it then one will have to draw a bigger line adjacent to that line。However， savarkar had such a tall & versatile personality that even after all out effort， the opposition gang could not find anyone who could stand Anand Kumar whom I follow on facebook and twitter， had written a compelling review of the book 'Savarkar-Echoes from Forgotten Past' by Vikram Sampath that I was left with no option but to buy it。 Anand ji had written that if anyone has to make any existing line smaller without erasing it then one will have to draw a bigger line adjacent to that line。However， savarkar had such a tall & versatile personality that even after all out effort， the opposition gang could not find anyone who could stand near him。 When compared with savarkar all other found themself dwarf。 Therefore having left with no other option， they maligned his image， spread false propaganda that he was a british agent， he sent mercy petition etc。 The propaganda machinery was so strong that they succeeded in spreading their part of falsehood and hiding realty of savarkar and even public who have not read about savarkar believed the falsehood because savarkar was purposefully and systematically removed from academics。 He was so much villified that even RWs feared talking about him。 After reading the book I felt like crying。 In his whole life， this man got only sufferings。 He lost his mother in childhood， then father， then son， then sister-in-law。 Two times his house was impounded。 Even utensils were not given to his family。 But none could deviate him from his aim of leberating Bharat mata。 One can only woder that how can anyone withstand so much physical and mental tortue。 He was such an intelligent that his poems got published when he was in school。 He was so studious that he read all books from nasik library。 He was such a planner that he got smuggled bomb manual from Russia。 He was such a motivator that in jail he motivated people not to think of sucide or hunger strike but to eat properly then only one can fight Britishers。 He was so Haazirjabab that jailor Berry or muslim wardens avoided arguing with him。 Until he was jailed， MK gandhi was nowhere in scenario of freedom struggle。 Whem country got independence， many became ministers， some became CM， but he got only slanders。Comimg to book， I have to say that it is masterpiece。 It is not only must read but to must have in every house。 A well researched book。 Vikram Sampath has taken great pain in research which is reflected in each page。 The author has presented history as it is。 Neither added something by own nor deleted some part as others do conveniently。 If I had option I could have given more than 5 star。 。。。more
SAURABH VARTAK
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We normally wait for next season and I am waiting for the next book from 1924-1966 that's releasing on 26th July 2021。。。Must read highly recommended We normally wait for next season and I am waiting for the next book from 1924-1966 that's releasing on 26th July 2021。。。Must read highly recommended 。。。more
Mayur
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A very informative book， to dispel the lies about about the life of V。D。 Savarkar。 This books covers many phases in the life of Savarkar， how his ideology changed over the time， how he and his family faced discrimination by the Britishers and the Indian society， from being inspired by socialists and communist to being a proponent of Hindutva ideology， and many more。A must read for people before judging the actions of Savarkar。
Aman Srivastava
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I read somewhere that 'knowledge gathering is the systematic demolition of your known world' and this book demolished every bit of it。 I mean how stupid it is to judge a man with a 'single' letter he wrote for his release。 Savarkar is much beyond that letter。 I was dumbstruck to read his views on 'cow worship'， 'scientific temper'， 'varna system' etc。 I still may not agree with his 'Hindutva' idealogy but this book atleast cleared what 'Hindutva' is。 The only complaint I have with this book is t I read somewhere that 'knowledge gathering is the systematic demolition of your known world' and this book demolished every bit of it。 I mean how stupid it is to judge a man with a 'single' letter he wrote for his release。 Savarkar is much beyond that letter。 I was dumbstruck to read his views on 'cow worship'， 'scientific temper'， 'varna system' etc。 I still may not agree with his 'Hindutva' idealogy but this book atleast cleared what 'Hindutva' is。 The only complaint I have with this book is the comparison of ideas of Mahatma with those of Savarkar。 The book provides wide range of Savarkar's ideas when comparing and provides less content on Mahatma's ideas which helps build Savarkar's ideas as superior。 All in all， a must read for everyone， whether you love Savarkar or hate him。 。。。more
Ashish Tyagi
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It's hard to find a book on history which is indifferent to the subject matter， for history is always written by the conqueror。 it's a different sort of satisfaction to read about somone whose name always remains in limelight in Indian politics。 language of the book is lucid， the narration is almost like a story though I found timeline somewhat convoluted at some instances。 All in all this book more then serves its goal。it's refreshing to know that the Indian struggle was not just about few men It's hard to find a book on history which is indifferent to the subject matter， for history is always written by the conqueror。 it's a different sort of satisfaction to read about somone whose name always remains in limelight in Indian politics。 language of the book is lucid， the narration is almost like a story though I found timeline somewhat convoluted at some instances。 All in all this book more then serves its goal。it's refreshing to know that the Indian struggle was not just about few men as is dished out to the masses。 There happend to be numerous men of valor who sacrificed their all to achieve what they thought， and rightly so， was their's to have。 As to Savarkar， that then government thought him to be such a dangerous man to kept in in jails for such a long period， in itself speaks about the mettle of the man and the faith people had in him and his ideas。 。。。more
Utkarsha Singh
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Who are heroes？ They are men， who prove their mettle in the moment of need。 they are men， who take root in the battlefield when all flee。 They are men， whose stories are told across generations becoming more miraculous and incredulous from mouth to mouth。they are men， worshipped as Gods， carved into a statue and put on a pedestal。 They are men。。。 Nonetheless。Such is the story of this book too。 While for many in India， VD Savarkar is a hero and a freedom fighter， this book portrays him as a man w Who are heroes？ They are men， who prove their mettle in the moment of need。 they are men， who take root in the battlefield when all flee。 They are men， whose stories are told across generations becoming more miraculous and incredulous from mouth to mouth。they are men， worshipped as Gods， carved into a statue and put on a pedestal。 They are men。。。 Nonetheless。Such is the story of this book too。 While for many in India， VD Savarkar is a hero and a freedom fighter， this book portrays him as a man with his faults and triumphs。 It does not justify any wrong nor malign any goodness。 It is a neutral， yet engaging narration。 It also paints a grim picture of India under the British Raj。 Of human right violations， lack of an honest judiciary and political drama garbed as the freedom struggle。It is a much needed book that talks about the revolutionary part of India's struggle for freedom。 Reader， take up this book to understand the life of a revolutionary， to understand how one man could span across continents to create a secret society， to understand the story behind the man standing against Gandhi。 。。。more
Cold Cream 'n' Roses
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The book has discussed the most contentious part of Savarkar's legacy: were the letters that he sent to British authorities mercy petitions or letters of abject surrender？ While Dr。 Sampath argues that his letters should be evaluated in their political and historical context， the strongest argument is that Savarkar continued to resist by carrying out personal strikes while imprisoned。 The book has discussed the most contentious part of Savarkar's legacy: were the letters that he sent to British authorities mercy petitions or letters of abject surrender？ While Dr。 Sampath argues that his letters should be evaluated in their political and historical context， the strongest argument is that Savarkar continued to resist by carrying out personal strikes while imprisoned。 。。。more
Pravin Nahata
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Akash Datta
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BOOK REVIEW: Savarkar: echoes from a forgotten pastAuthor:Publisher:Points:9。5/10“Savarkar Maney Tej 。。。。Savarkar Maney Tyag。。。。Savarkar Maney Tap。。。。Savarkar Maney Tathya。。。。Savarkar Maney Tark。。。。。。Savarkar Maney Tarunya。。。。Savarkar Maney Tir。。。。Savarkar Maney Talwar。。。。。Savarkar Maney Tilmilahat。。。。。。Sagara Pran Talmalala。。。。。Talmalati Hui Aatma。。。。。Savarkar Maney Titiksha。。。。。Savarkar Maney Tikhapan。。。。。。Savarkar Mhnje Tikhat" -Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee This is a great book written by a BOOK REVIEW: Savarkar: echoes from a forgotten pastAuthor:Publisher:Points:9。5/10“Savarkar Maney Tej 。。。。Savarkar Maney Tyag。。。。Savarkar Maney Tap。。。。Savarkar Maney Tathya。。。。Savarkar Maney Tark。。。。。。Savarkar Maney Tarunya。。。。Savarkar Maney Tir。。。。Savarkar Maney Talwar。。。。。Savarkar Maney Tilmilahat。。。。。。Sagara Pran Talmalala。。。。。Talmalati Hui Aatma。。。。。Savarkar Maney Titiksha。。。。。Savarkar Maney Tikhapan。。。。。。Savarkar Mhnje Tikhat" -Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee This is a great book written by a very hard working author。 Everything is presented with sufficient evidences。 If you are tired of novel-like articles written by so-called journalists which are used to vilify Vinayak Damodar Savarkar， then read this book。 Through this book， you will have a real vision of Savarkar。 Such a great man is suppresed under leftist propagandas。 This is a must read for every serious Indian。This book starts with a letter which is describing the rising of revolution between Chitpawan Brahmin。 Then it goes to the childhood of Savarkar。 Then the uprising political situation of Maharashtra is described。 Then it goes to the formation of Abhinav Bharat and then Savarkar's school and college life and his life after going London。 The details of the tortures towards the prisoners of the cellular jail is heart-trembling。 The critics of Savarkar often use Bhagat Singh and Netaji's name to vilify Savarkar。 But this book tells you how Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose were inspired by Savarkar。 This book will silence every critics of Savarkar。 I think， this book will be a immortal book and it will be flowed through generations。 。。。more
Diwakar Selvam
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The book helps us to get a glimpse of life of VD Savarkar mainly his struggle in Andaman jail（cellular prison） for years。He is neither popular like Gandhi nor Ambedkar although he is a member of Hindu Sabha。Few words on the father of nation （Gandhi） while reading this book makes us to realise why he is called like that。
Rick Sam
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The Book is thorough， well-written。 As I'm from Tamil Nadu。 I took this work， to help me understand， figures outside of Tamil Nadu。The Part， I liked -- the most， was 7 ways to mitigate Caste System。 My understanding of Caste System is from Tamil Nadu， India。Therefore， it is interesting to read about other states。This is coming from someone， who is a Hindu。 I look into a Modern Indian， and not much has changed。 Maybe -- I might be wrong？ It seems like there is slow change in Caste System， each ge The Book is thorough， well-written。 As I'm from Tamil Nadu。 I took this work， to help me understand， figures outside of Tamil Nadu。The Part， I liked -- the most， was 7 ways to mitigate Caste System。 My understanding of Caste System is from Tamil Nadu， India。Therefore， it is interesting to read about other states。This is coming from someone， who is a Hindu。 I look into a Modern Indian， and not much has changed。 Maybe -- I might be wrong？ It seems like there is slow change in Caste System， each generation reforms it a bit more than others。 I'd say， Social Conservatism， i。e the view that there is slow change in social structures。 At least， in Tamil Nadu anecdotally。 I might be wrong， always welcome for feedback and correction。 As I've read enough History of India， from Historian perspective -- there's 3-4 narratives of Indian History。 Good luck on finding the most accurate one。 If you are serious， do put effort to figure it out， and stick with， what's True。 Depending on your values， who you align， you'd align yourself with any of the narrative of Indian History。 I would recommend this work for: 1） Follows Hinduism 2） Wants to build Political Philosophy from Hinduism -If so， please expand inclusiveness， which is excellent point in Hinduism3） Biographies4） Caste System in Hinduism （Chapter 12 only）5） Interested in India， PoliticsUnfortunately， I don't see how this is relevant to Tamil People。If you disagree， feel free to write to me。 Deus Vult， Gottfried 。。。more
Sameer Ali Khan
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One of the best， unbiased book on Veer Savarkar。
Aniket Mishra
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