Īfter 1937, he started traveling widely, becoming a forceful orator and writer, advocating Hindu political and social unity. He virtually stopped any criticism of the British regime after he was released from jail. He was released in 1924 by the British officials after he wrote a series of mercy petitions to the British. On return to India, Savarkar was sentenced to life terms of imprisonment totaling fifty years and was moved to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The French port officials however handed him back to the British government. On the voyage back to India, Savarkar staged an attempt to escape jumping from steamship SS Morea and seek asylum in France while the ship was docked in the port of Marseilles. In 1910, Savarkar was arrested and ordered to be extradited to India for his connections with the revolutionary group India House. One of the books he published called The Indian War of Independence about the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was banned by the British colonial authorities. He also published books advocating complete Indian independence by revolutionary means. When he went to the United Kingdom for his law studies, he involved himself with organizations such as India House and the Free India Society. He and his brother founded a secret society called Abhinav Bharat Society. Savarkar began his political activities as a high school student and continued to do so at Fergusson College in Pune.
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