Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian political activist and writer (1883–1966)
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Marathi pronunciation: [ʋinaːjək saːʋəɾkəɾ]; 28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Indian politician, activist, and writer.
Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while imprisoned at Ratnagiri in 1922. He was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha. He started using the honorific prefix Veer ("brave") since he wrote his autobiography. Savarkar joined the Hindu Mahasabha and popularized the term Hindutva (Hinduness), to create a collective "Hindu" identity as an essence of Bharat (India). Savarkar was an atheist.
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Maharashtra BJP leader vows protest against Rahul Gandhi over VD Savarkar viewsGandhi has often said that Savarkar apologised to the British to get out of jail.DNA - Published | |
What is your stand? Devendra Fadnavis targets Uddhav Thackeray over Karnataka govt's move to drop Savarkar chapterIndiaTimes - Published | |
Karnataka cabinet nod to drop chapters on Hedgewar, Savarkar from school booksIndiaTimes - Published | |
Former bureaucrats, judges & academicians welcome inclusion of Savarkar's philosophy in DU curriculumIndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi University teacher's body welcomes decision to include chapter on Veer Savarkar, remove one on poet Muhammad IqbalIndiaTimes - Published | |
Mockery of history, say Netaji, Khudiram kin after actor's tweet on Savarkar biopicTheir reaction follows a tweet by actor Randeep Hooda, who plays Savarkar in the biopic "Swatantrata Veer Savarkar". "The most wanted Indian by the British. The inspiration behind revolutionaries like..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Won't tolerate Savarkar's insult, apologise for remarks: Nitin Gadkari to Rahul GandhiNitin Gadkari said Gandhi must be thanked for making the country aware about VD Savarkar's life.DNA - Published | |
Yatra answer to Savarkar's insult: Eknath ShindeIndiaTimes - Published | |
At MVA rally, Uddhav dares PM Modi, BJP to fulfil Savarkar's dream of 'Akhand Bharat'Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP to fulfil late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar's dream of "akhand Bharat" and took a dig at Modi over the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Union Minister Thakur mocks Rahul over Savarkar remarks, speaks on Nehru's 'apology' during Nabha Jail termIndiaTimes - Published | |
'Cannot be like Savarkar even if he takes 10 births', Anurag Thakur hits back at Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published | |
Pawar praises Savarkar, says he had a 'scientific outlook'NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said Vinayak 'Veer' Savarkar had a "scientific outlook and was a progressive" and added the political controversy over Rahul Gandhi's comments on Savarkar was..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rahul Gandhi says will respect allies' feelings after Pawar nudgeCongress leader Rahul Gandhi assured the opposition leaders that he will "respect" the sentiments of allies, after the Shiv Sena lashed out at his "I am not Savarkar" remark and NCP chief Sharad Pawar..IndiaTimes - Published | Savarkar should not be insulted, will speak to Kharge, Rahul: Sanjay RautUddhav Thackeray faction MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that Veer Savarkar was revolutionary and he should not be insulted. On Rahul Gandhi's remark, Raut said, "Veer Savarkar was a revolutionary,..IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP, Sena now seek Rahul Gandhi's apology over Savarkar jibeIndiaTimes - Published | Amid Savarkar row, Uddhav Thackeray snubs Congress, to skip key meetIndiaTimes - Published |
Attacks on Savarkar will reduce people's sympathy over disqualification, Sena reminds Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published | Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde announces 'Savarkar gaurav yatra', slams Rahul GandhiMaharashtra chief minister on Monday condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comment on freedom fighter V D Savarkar and announced that a 'Savarkar Gaurav Yatra' will be organised in every district of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Uddhav Thackeray rebukes Rahul Gandhi for insulting Veer Savarkar, warns of 'cracks' in opposition allianceUddhav Thackeray said, "Savarkar suffered unimaginable torture in the Andaman cellular jail for 14 years. We can only read the sufferings. It is a form of sacrifice. We will not tolerate the insult of..DNA - Published | Won't tolerate insult to Savarkar: Uddhav Thackeray on Rahul Gandhi's remarkShiv Sena (UBT) chief Udhhav Thackeray on Sunday cautioned disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi against insulting "our idol" Veer Savarkar. His warning followed Rahul's comments at a press conference..IndiaTimes - Published |
No one in family of Rahul Gandhi can compete with Savarkar: Union minister Giriraj SinghIndiaTimes - Published | Savarkar our idol, won't tolerate his insult: Uddhav tells Rahul; urges him to fight unitedly for democracyHe said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of three parties - Sena (UBT), Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - was formed to protect democracy and it was necessary to work unitedly for it...IndiaTimes - Published |
Rahul Gandhi to face another defamation case? Know his controversial comment on Vinayak SavarkarAfter the 'Modi surname' defamation case cost Rahul Gandhi his Lok Sabha membership, it is likely that the Congress leader will be facing more defamation charges.DNA - Published | 'I am a Gandhi and not Savarkar, Gandhis don't apologise': Rahul Gandhi on conviction, disqualificationRahul Gandhi said that his disqualification is directly related to the Prime Minister who does not want him to speak about his relationship with the Adani Group.DNA - Published |
Savarkar appears on Congress poster in Kerala againRahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders rarely miss an opportunity to pan V D Savarkar but the Hindutva ideologue's face somehow keeps ending up on the party's publicity material. In the second such..IndiaTimes - Published | Savarkar portrait row set to rock K'taka HouseIndiaTimes - Published |
Row over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Savarkar: Chapter closed now, says Jairam RameshIndiaTimes - Published | Cannot compromise on ideological issues like Savarkar and Hindutva: Sanjay RautRajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena cannot compromise on key ideological issues like respect for V D Savarkar and Hindutva even as it is a part of the Maha..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rahul Gandhi committed 'sin' by attacking Veer Savarkar: Assam CMIndiaTimes - Published | Sanjay Raut warns of rift in MVA over Rahul Gandhi remarks on SavarkarRaut added, "Veer Savarkar wasn't the deity of the RSS and BJP ever. They are taking this up for politics. Veer Savarkar is respected by a large section in Maharashtra and the country. We have been..IndiaTimes - Published |
'This may split MVA': Sanjay Raut over Rahul Gandhi's Savarkar remarksIndiaTimes - Published | 'Shows what their...': BJP chief JP Nadda lashes out at Rahul Gandhi for remarks against Veer SavarkarBJP chief JP Nadda said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is out on the road doing Bharat Jodo Yatra "not to unite India, but to break it".DNA - Published |
Rahul Gandhi faces flak from ally and rivals over remarks on SavarkarCongress MP Rahul Gandhi stoked a controversy yet again by alleging that freedom fighter VD Savarkar helped the Britishers and remained loyal to them. Not just the BJP but Congress’s ally Shiv Sena..IndiaTimes - Published | Don't agree with what Rahul Gandhi said on Veer Savarkar: Uddhav ThackerayIndiaTimes - Published |
Savarkar's grandson lodges complaint against Rahul Gandhi for 'insulting' himIndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | As Rahul Gandhi remains firm on Savarkar's criticism, ally Uddhav Thackeray says 'have love and respect for him'During a rally in Washim district on Tuesday organised as part of his yatra, Rahul Gandhi said Savarkar is a symbol of the BJP and the RSS.DNA - Published |
Savarkar betrayed Gandhi, Nehru, Patel by helping British: Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published | Rahul Gandhi should think before speaking against Savarkar, says Shiv Sena's Manisha KayandeIndiaTimes - Published |
Fadnavis slams Rahul on Savarkar remark; asks whether Uddhav Thackeray backs itMaharashtra deputy chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on freedom fighter V D Savarkar and asked whether Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray..IndiaTimes - Published | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar poster in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress gaffe explainedSavarkar is one of the biggest pre-Independence heroes for the BJP and other right-wing parties.DNA - Published |
Savarkar on Rahul's yatra banner, Congress draws tauntsA photo of Hindu Mahasabha founder Vinayak Damodar Savarkar appeared on a banner at Athani near Kochi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, landing Congress in a spot on Wednesday..IndiaTimes - Published | Congress red-faced over Savarkar photo on Bharat Jodo Yatra banner in KochiIndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka textbook says ‘Savarkar flew out of jail cell on bulbuls’IndiaTimes - Published | Indira hailed Savarkar as 'remarkable son of India': BSYIndiaTimes - Published |
BJP OKs posters of Savarkar at Belagavi pandalsIndiaTimes - Published | Day after Shivamogga violence, Veer Savarkar's poster torn in Karnataka's Tumakuru cityIn the midst of the row sparked by Tipu Sultan posters in Karnataka's Shivamogga, Savarkar's poster in Tumakuru was ripped apart by a group.DNA - Published |
Karnataka tensions rise as one more attacked over Savarkar rowThis happened after a youth named Prem Singh from Rajasthan was stabbed barely 200 metres from a site where two groups clashed minutes before on Monday over the display of portraits of Savarkar and..IndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka: Clash over portraits of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Tipu Sultan; ban order in ShivamoggaAuthorities issued prohibitory orders till August 18 while schools will be closed on Tuesday in Shivamogga and its industrial twin town, Bhadravati, 20km away. Thirty platoons of armed police..IndiaTimes - Published |
Savarkar's role in freedom struggle cannot be ignored, says Shiv Sena MP Priyanka ChaturvediIndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka: Tension grips Shivamogga after clash over Savarkar poster, Section 144 imposedProhibitory orders banning large gatherings have been imposed in the area and additional forces have been called in.DNA - Published |
