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10 Oct, 9 tweets, 2 min read
Its important to celebrate @vikramsampath

Multiple achievements - all important to our Civilization.

1. Mainstreaming of Shri. Savarkar

This alone puts Vikram Sampath in very big league. The 90s saw enormous vilification of Savarkar by the left, centre and their combo-s.

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The JNU, The Hindu, The Front Line produced tonnes of selective outrage around Savarkar. AG Noorani was the the forefront. The possible emergence of BJP/RSS had all of them in high alert. This became an instrument of determining if one got a position in academics.

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Calmly, confidently Vikram Sampath has ensured that Savarkar is mainstreamed. The 2014+ environment definitely an enabler. But it is his personal conviction, the rigour, faith in the discipline that made the difference.

We now have a path to elevate other personalities.

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2. He has also signalled the arrival of a confident, academic historian from the H-perspective.

He has demonstrated that we dont need to outrage. Just stick to the discipline, indulge in the right Tapasya, work through the system, deal with all detractors confidently.

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Be confident of the Truth. Pursue the path of Truth. Keep writing. Keep connecting. Dont get into the rut of the negative. Do not respond to every stone that is thrown.

Of course, the path won’t be smooth but there are methods and there are destinations.

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3. He also signals the arrival of an intellectual with a perspective of the Future - from the History stand-point.

He is answering what is the perspective of history. It must help us reconcile with everything so that we draw a future confidently but based on Truth.

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It is not about retribution. Neither is it about suffering from inferiority complex with what fell upon us. Confidence comes from facing the Truth. It also comes from being able to articulate harsh Truth.

Not from replacing Truth either with Jingoism or Negationism.

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4. Finally, he signals the arrival of a Cultural Personality, apart from being a Historian and Intellectual, who confidently takes on the Left Liberal Ecosystem commands an honourable space in all their platforms with grace, honour, assurance but genuine ambition.
Vikram Sampath is a definite role model. Somebody that the Bharateeya Ecosystem must consider as an asset and emulate.

Hope he will lead this journey and inspire many more.

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6. The Customs (The Achara and Reeti)
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