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In this discussion yday with @sardesairajdeep on @IndiaToday @irfhabib claimed that with 40 yrs work on Bhagat Singh he didn't find a single line of support from Savarkar for him. I wasn't given time to produce a counter, so here it is abt the bonhomie of the two men(1)
In an article "Vishwa Prem" published twice in Matwala of 15 & 22 nov 1926 Bhagat Singh spoke of Savarkar's tender heart despite being a revolutionary. "World-lover is the hero whom we do not hesitate a little to call a fierce insurgent, staunch anarchist- the same heroic (2)
Savarkar. Coming in the wave of world love he used to stop walking on the grass thinking that the soft grass would be mowed under the feet" (bhagat singh aur unke saathiyon ke sampoorn dastavez, Satyam ed. 2006, p 93) (3)
March 1926 BS wrote on VDS & his protege in London martyr Madan Lal Dhingra ( ibid pp 166-68). Article in VDS' "Shraddhanand" titled 'The real meaning of terror' published by BS in "Kirti" in May 1928 (ibid 243-48) & distributed as pamphlets "Armed but tyrannical" (4)
On BS's execution VDS wrote a poem in his honour "Ha, Bhagat Singh Ha! You galloped on the gallows, oh hai for us! Rajguru, you ha! veer kumar, martyr in national warfare. This ah! Of today wl win trow. Royal crown wl come home. Wore you crown of death before that. We wl take (5)
Arms in our hands, the ones with u were killing the enemy! Who is a sinner. Go matryr! We take oath with testimony. The fight wt arms is explosive, we are remaining behind u. Wl fight & win freedom!" Sung by all kids in Ratnagiri & shok sabhas across Maharashtra.(6)
4 months later in Shraddhanand VDS wrote an article reminding ppl of BS & his associates & their brave martyrdom (YD Phadke, Shodh Savarkarancha, Pune 1984 pp 123-31) This was in line with the articles he constantly wrote in support of revolutionaries in his Shraddhanand (7)
On 15 Feb 1930 he wrote a piece in support of Ashfaqullah Khan "Janatecha Pyara Ashfaq" (Ratnagiri Parva, pp 7 of Appendix). Like Subhas Bose who was critical of Gandhi's silence on Jatin Das's martyrdom & death, VDS took MKG to cleaners in numerous articles urging him (8)
To say something in support of a young man who had starved to death- 12 Oct 1929, 16 Nov 1929 articles in Shraddhanand were on Jatin Das & MKG's silence to acknowledge the braveheart. Bose too was critical of MkG for this ("The Indian Struggle" by Bose pp 193-194) (9)
In BS's jail diary six quotes from VDS's Hindu Pad Padshahi book are found (Jail notebook of Shaheed BS, unistar books 2016 p 300). BS got 4th edition of VDS' book on 1857 published (The Indian War of independence, Phoenix publications, 1947, p xvi).(10)
Copies of this 1857 book were found in raids on all members of HSRA accused in Lahore Conspiracy case. That BS used this book & Life of Barrister Savarkar as entry criteria for members to HSRA borne out by interview of Durga Das Khanna in 1976 (oral archives transcripts NMML) (11
The other connections between VDS & Azad, Rajguru Durga Bhabhi, Prithvi Singh azad, Sachindranath Sanyal, Rash Behari Bose & other revolutionaries during his internment in Ratnagiri till 1937 & afterwards is something I document with sources in my volume 2 for those interested.
Unfortunately we make vacuous insinuations with no basis neglecting the plethora of sources that are dying to be heard & construct a narrative to demonize someone without backing evidence!

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Oct 18, 2021
Some alleged journalist I'm told was casting malicious aspersions on aspects related to The Life of Barrister Savarkar's authorship that I quote in my book. After Savarkar's release from Ratnagiri in 1937 Bombay Pradesh Congress Committee & Barrister Jamnadas Mehta sought msgs(1)
From several leaders of the time to felicitate Savarkar in a public gathering. These messages were compiled by them & published in Marathi newspaper Lokmanya of 27 June 1937. Following are msgs AS IS in Lokmanya
श्री विनायकराव सावरकर ह्यांचे सुस्वागत आणि सन्मान असो (Nehru)(2)
"Welcome & respects to Shri Vinayakrao Savarkar" (Nehru).

Subhas Bose:
पुन्हा पूर्ण स्वतंत्र होऊन परत येत असलेल्या बॅरिस्टर सावरकरांचे सुस्वागत असो मला अशी आशा आहे की ते काँग्रेसला मिळून स्वातंत्र्यप्राप्तीच्या चळवळीला जोर आणतील त्यांच्यापुढे उज्ज्वल भविष्यकाळ आहे (3)
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Oct 15, 2021
Before last few vestiges of already boggled mind also evaporate, following 5 page order of Honourable Supreme Court dtd 28 March 2018, on #7 they upheld Savarkar's innocence in Gandhi's murder. If one wants to do contempt of court, please go ahead!

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Oct 13, 2021
Conscious of the fact that a batallion of "professional" historians & some crazy trolls have begun discrediting me, my work & whatever I said at @IndiaToday conclave with Dr @ShashiTharoor & @sardesairajdeep . Selective screenshots of NCERT books (usual ploy!) to prove falsehood+
Have been used. If such fakery & sleight of hand can be done on social media pity their students who suffer this on a daily basis!
Given below are links of entire books of NCERT :
Class 6: ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?f…
Class 7: ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?g…
Class 8: ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?h…
Anyone can download entire books & see my point proved amply. Class 7 textbook has merely a map in chp 2, pp 16 that just states names of southern dynasties like Rashtrakutas, Pandyas etc. Some hiranyagarbha myth cited to make Rashtrakutas & their brahmin priests appear foolish
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Jun 11, 2020
Since quoting 1930-1940 texts seems to be the flavour of the times, Dr BR Ambedkar in "Pakistan or the Partition of India" 1940

"The brotherhood of Islam is not the universal brotherhood of man. It is brotherhood of Muslims for Muslims only" (1/n).
"There is a fraternity, but its benefit is confined to those within that corporation. For those who are outside the corporation, there is nothing but contempt and enmity." (2/n)
"The second defect of Islam is that it is a system of social self-government and is incompatible with local self-government, because the allegiance of a Muslim does not rest on his domicile in the country which is his but on the faith to which he belongs." (3/n)
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May 28, 2019
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of #VeerSavarkar posting some of my articles on him in recent past in wake of intense calumny he faces all the time! The much-misunderstood, maligned leader of our times! @narendramodi

theprint.in/opinion/read-t…
His views on social reforms, caste system, untouchability, cow protection etc were way ahead of their times n resisted strongly by the orthdox. An aspect of #VeerSavarkar we r seldom told abt! @narendramodi

theprint.in/opinion/savark…
#VeerSavarkar sadly gets dragged in contemporary political mudslinging by opponents of @BJP4India or @narendramodi which does a great disservice to his legacy

m.hindustantimes.com/editorials/don…
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May 15, 2019
Thank you Yogendra ji and i am glad there is civil discourse. I obviously can't put things in 140 character twitter-war format. But will b addressing all these issues in depth in my book based on years of research. Meanwhile u could read his Hindu Rashtra darshan and also (1/n)
The views of Sir Cripps who met Savarkar too and had remarked that one of the most clear n tough stands on freedom were taken by this man n i was flummoxed by his lawyer-like arguments (not exact words, but sum n substance). (2/n)
Under him the Hindu Mahasabha articulated a clear vision of free India where minorities could enjoy all rights n no special privileges like communal award or excess representations. Many like Savarkar n Ambedkar or Bose did not approve of Gandhi's methods (3/n)
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