Savarkar

‘Savarkar flew out of jail on birds’: When school books gave the wrong lessons

If a passage from a Kannada textbook is to be believed, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar flew out of jail on the wings of Bulbul birds to visit his motherland every day. This, of course, is not the first time a school lesson has turned out to be questionable

BJP targets Siddaramaiah for 'Muslim area' remarks, calls it 'Jihadi mindset'

"What do you mean by Muslim Area? By periodically displaying a 'Jihadi mindset' you are proving to be more dangerous than the Jihadis who kill innocents," BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi said.

Veer Savarkar birth anniversary 2022: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh pay tribute

Veer Savarkar was a renowned freedom fighter, lawyer, writer and politician. He is remembered for coining the term 'Hindutva' that speaks of the Indian culture and religious identity

Wrong to link Savarkar with Gandhi’s assassination, even Ambedkar thought he was implicated at Nehru’s behest

Just before Partition, Godse repeatedly accused Savarkar and other senior Hindu Mahasabha leaders of being passive in opposing the Congress and Gandhi. Savarkar had even chided Godse for interrupting and bullying Gandhi in a public meeting in June 1947, two months before Partition

Veer Savarkar's patriotism and valour cannot be questioned, says Union home minister Amit Shah

Shah said Savarkar had everything that he needed for a good life, but he chose the tough path, which indicated his unwavering commitment to the motherland.

Of contested legacies and a war of words: Read an excerpt from Vikram Sampath's book, featuring Savarkar and Jinnah

The book Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966 is the second in a two-part series about Savarkar's life, following Savarkar (Part 1): Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924.

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 3: Hindu groups organise, Hindu Rashtra is defined, Savarkar makes his mark

The year 1915 is significant in Indian political history because it was then that the word 'Hindu' was used and accepted as a political term to define those who were not Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh or Buddhist. Until the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was formed, the Arya Samajis, for instance, referred to themselves as 'Aryans', the followers of the ancient Vedic faith.

Magsasay award winner Sandeep Pandey booked for objectionable comments against Savarkar in speech against CAA at AMU

An FIR was filed against Magsaysay Award winner and human rights activist Sandeep Pandey for allegedly making inappropriate comments against Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar

Congress' Seva Dal sparks row by distributing controversial booklets on Savarkar; BJP slams party, accuses it of 'idolising Jinnah'

Congress' Seva Dal has landed itself in controversy, for distributing a booklet which alleged that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had 'physical relationship. with Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse

'I am also Savarkar': BJP MLAs raise slogans, wear saffron caps on first day of Winter Session of Maharashtra Assembly

Before entering the House, BJP legislators also raised slogans of 'Mi Pan Savarkar', in praise of the Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter VD Savarkar.