As soon as Kafeel Khan was ordered to be released immediately by the Allahabad HC after finding no substance in the charge levied against him under the NSA, there was a genuine rejoicing of the judgement.
A perennial dilemma faced by any sincere student of Indian politics is how to analyse V D Savarkar as a political figure whose ideas and ideals continue to decisively shape Indian polity.
Veer Savarkar is often discussed as one of the extremist leaders of Indian freedom struggle and the movement of nationalism in India. Much of the discussion revolves around his contribution in freedom struggle
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had pledged a sacred vow to embark on the armed, revolutionary struggle for independence of India. After Nashik and Pune his next karmabhoomi was London and the centre of the struggle was India House.
A perennial dilemma faced by any sincere student of Indian politics is how to analyse V D Savarkar as a political figure whose ideas and ideals continue to decisively shape Indian polity. The relevance of Savarkar is restricted not just to the political debates surrounding his pivotal treatise on Hinduvta –arguably his most popular work through which he attempted to solidify a nebulous identity of Hindus – but extends to prevailing socio-political realities that continue to define India.
One of least discussed aspects of Savarkar’s life is his views on India’s foreign relations and security policies. He was a pragmatist and his views of foreign policy were driven by his knowledge of the two World Wars and the world order during his time.
स्वातंत्र्यवीर सावरकरांचे समाजसुधारणेचे महान कार्य तसे दुर्लक्षित केले गेले आहे. आधी स्वराज्य की समाजसुधारणा ह्यावर सावरकर म्हणतात, ‘सामाजिक सुधारणा झाल्यावाचून स्वराज्य मिळाले तर ते तीन दिवससुद्धा टिकणार नाही
Politicization, Demonization & Polarization of Veer Savarkar has prevented an objective & academic inquiry of Savarkar as a distinct political thought. As a leading public figure of his times, Savarkar contributed immensely to the social, poltical ideas which continue to be relevant today. His perceptive ideas regarding India's strategic outlook remind us about the visionary insights he had about post independent india. To understand this, a thorough academic inquiry into Savarkars political thought is needed.