Veer Savarkar- A Social Revolutionary

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Till now author Akshay Jog and co-author Tanmay Kela both have come to a common agreement and conclusion regarding Veer Savarkar's Social Revolutionary work. They both may have difference of opinion or may have opposite views or may not be agree with each other on other subjects or topics or Savarkar's other thoughts (other than Social Revolutionary work.) The views of one author other than those expressed in this book may not be necessarily agree to the other author of this book. The author of this book should not or cannot be held resposible, liable and answerable to other views expressed by his co-author anywhere.

The difference between a social reformer and a social revolutionary was outlined by a famous biographer Dhananjay Keer "A reformer rebuilds the old structure. A revolutionary blows up the old building and builds a new one in its place. Savarkar's stand was nationalistic, realistic and revolutionary in its outlook as well as in action in as much as he aimed at moulding the different castes of the Hindus into a casteless Hindu society in which all Hindus would be socially, economically and politically equal."

Therefore, Veer Savarkar was not a mere social reformer, he was an action-oriented active social revolutionary. Savarkar is well known as a revolutionary and is respected for his struggle as a revolutionary in London (1905-10) and the consequent prison term he was sentenced to in Cellular Jail, Andaman (1910-1921). Then, he was moved to various prisons in India (1921-24) to serve the rest of the prison sentence. In 1924, he was conditionally released from imprisonment and was moved from Yerwada jail, Pune to Ratnagiri district for internment under the conditions of not to participate in political activities and not to cross the Ratnagiri district borders without permission. In 1937, he was relieved of all those conditions and allowed to participate in politics too. It is thereafter that he was elected as the national president of All India Hindu Mahasabha for six consecutive years and emerged as the national voice of Hindutva.

His contributions as a revolutionary in his earlier stage of life and as a Hindutva ideologue in the later years are well known. However, his contribution as a social revolutionary in the intermediate years during Ratnagiri internment is the least known - even among his followers. For more than a decade during his years in Ratnagiri, he strove to demolish the caste discrimination and the untouchability. He launched a frontal attack on caste discrimination observed in various aspects and struggled for equal treatment to all the citizens irrespective of castes. He was astonishingly successful in his endeavor as he, step by step, abolished untouchability from the Ratnagiri. He declared open support for struggles against caste discrimination outside Ratnagiri district led by visionaries like Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde.

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