Savarkar (Part 1): Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924
DESCRIPTION As the intellectual originator of Hindutva ideology that is experiencing political dominance in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most controversial thinkers and political leaders of the 20th century. The stories of his prosperous and stormy life ranged from the exaltation of the saintly life to the exaltation of Satanism. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle and unfortunately never appears. Savarkar and his ideology stood as a strong and dangerous opponent of Gandhi and his pacifist philosophy and the Indian National Congress, a strong atheist and rationalist who rejected orthodox Hindu beliefs, opposed inter-caste marriage and encouraged food act, and rejected. Cow worship was a myth, and Savarkar was the Hindu community's most effective political voice during India's struggle for freedom. As a law student in London since the days of the violent revolution, Savarkar finding himself unjustly imprisoned and tried for tr