VEER SAVARKAR

May 29, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to pioneering Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary.

About:

  • Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883 – 1966), popularly called Veer Savarkar was born near Nasik in Maharashtra.

  • Veer Savarkar was a freedom fighter . He called 1857 revolt as the first war of independence.

  • He founded the following Organizations: Abhinav Bharat Society and Free India Society.

  • He was also a member of India House. He was not the founder of Hindu Mahasabha, but he did served as its president.

  • He opposed the Quit India struggle in 1942, calling it a "Quit India but keep your army" movement.

  • Savarkar endorsed the ideal of India as a Hindu Rashtra and is credited with developing the Hindu nationalist political ideology Hindutva.

  • Publications:
    • He wrote the book ”Joseph Mazzini- Biography and Politics.”

    • He published “The Indian War of Independence” about the Indian rebellion of 1857.



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