Ganesh Dāmodar Sāvarkar (13 June 1879[1] – 16 March 1945), also called Babarao Savarkar, was an Indian revolutionary, activist and founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society.[2]
Ganesh Damodar Savarkar | |
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| Born | 13 June 1879 |
| Died | 16 March 1945 (aged 65) Sangli, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day India) |
| Other names | Babarao Savarkar |
| Known for | indian revolutionary |
| Spouse | Saraswatibai Savarkar |
| Relatives | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (brother), Narayan Damodar Savarkar (brother) |
Ganesh was the eldest of the Savarkar brothers, Ganesh, Vinayak, and Narayan, they also had a sister Mainabai, who was the penultimate child of their parents, Narayan being the youngest.[3]: 107 His parents' death laid the liability of his family at an age of twenty years.[1]
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He led an armed movement against the British colonial government in India, he was sentenced to transportation for life as a result. The then collector of Nasik, A. M. T. Jackson was assassinated by Anant Laxman Kanhere in retaliation.[3]: 117 Dhananjay Keer describes Jackson as "part of the oppressive machinery of the British Empire" and "...responsible for deporting Babarao..."[4]: 197
M. J. Akbar writes that "The five friends who started the RSS were B. S. Moonje, L. V. Paranjpe, Dr. Tholkar, Babarao Savarkar and Hedgewar himself".[5]: 306 Rity Kohli writes that Savarkar's essay on nationalism "Rashtra Mimansa"[6]: 471 was abridged into "We, and our Nationhood, Defined", by Golwalkar, in 1938, which was the first systematic statement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideology.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Som Nath Aggarwal (1995). The heroes of Cellular Jail. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 59. ISBN 978-81-7380-107-5.
- ^ N. Jayapalan (2001). History of India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 21. ISBN 978-81-7156-917-5.
- ^ a b Sain, Pravina Bhim (1989). Remembering Our Leaders: Mahadeo Govind Ranade. Children's Book Trust. ISBN 978-81-7011-767-4.
- ^ Dhananjay Keer (1976). Shahu Chhatrapati: a royal revolutionary. Popular Prakashan.
- ^ M. J. Akbar (1985). India: the siege within. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140075762.
- ^ Jagadish Narayan Sarkar (1991). Studies in cultural development of India: collection of essays in honour of Prof. Jagadish Narayan Sarkar. Punthi Pustak. ISBN 9788185094434.
- ^ Ritu Kohli (1993). Political ideas of M.S. Golwalkar: Hindutva, nationalism, secularism. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7100-566-6.
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