Contributions were made by every Indian from every corner in the movements made to free India from the slavery of the British Empire. The zeal to do something for the nation got its fire from the revolt of 1857, in which the citizens of the Northern and Western parts of India participated enthusiastically. It was very important to take the immortal story of the rebellion against the British to the common people so that the wave of nationalism could run among all. The immortal stories of such immortal rebellions were preserved by literature which proved to be a source of inspiration for future generations. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar emerged as the main character among those who gave impetus to the movement through writing skills.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was one of the founders of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, which published numerous works inspired by Swami Vivekananda for social awakening in the nation, which became a headache for the British government. National unity was promoted as a result of his compositions, due to which the saffron flag of Hindus and the green flag of Muslims came together in the blue sky against the British’s Union Jack. Seeing the unstable and weak empire, the British government banned many of Savarkar’s works including his book titled ‘Revolt of 1857’ in 1906, because this book ignited the spark of nationalism and brotherhood among all by overcoming the issues like religion, caste and creed etc. Just because of his writing skills, on 23 December 1910, Savarkar was sentenced to two life imprisonment (50 years), a month in Mumbai jail and few days in pune jail before being sentenced to Kalapani in Andaman and Nicobar.
During the Kalapani punishment in Andaman and Nicobar, after acquiring knowledge from Swami Vivekananda’s book ‘Rajyoga’, taking a vow of independence of India with full concentration, Savarkar composed a poem named ‘Saptrishi’ and a book called ‘Hindutva’, from which Savarkar became ‘Swatantraveer Savarkar’. Savarkar’s ‘Hindutva’ text became the inspiration of Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, which resulted in the establishment of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1925. The ideological background of the Sangh is due to Savarkar’s ‘Hindutva’ book and Lokmanya Tilak’s ‘Kesari’ paper.
Savarkar, who devoted his life to national devotion, was not given a place in Indian history after independence by leftist historians and political sycophants. Simultaneously, to tarnish his image, he was addressed as a broker of the British, due to which many Hinduist organisations were placed in a pardonable position, so that all of them could create an inferiority complex. Indian culture is a culture of purushartha, which means to understand the inner potential and utilise it for social welfare.
In the present time, the agenda was implemented to harm social unity by the orthodox persons and fundamentalists working in the constitutional and political offices of the country. In today’s time, leaving the Indian social thought to only a few organisations, Indians are sleeping blindly. On the other hand, religious people with the mindset of loot are ready to do situations like Kashmir, Bengal and Moplah everywhere in India. Similarly, the peace-loving religion which did not have a single country, today has a total of 57 countries. But the Sanatan culture, which accepts the whole world as its own, is left with only one country (India) which is under the clouds of internal crisis. Countries like Persia and Mesopotamia are missing from the world map by losing the spirit of patriotism and social thought.
Social thinking is an important topic for the whole society so by establishing social unity, pressure can be put on the government to bring strict laws against the harmful facts of jihadis and conversions. The society should come out as a shield against such internal crisis by awakening the feeling of nationalism. In the end, by calling for social unity and coordination with the line ‘Sanghe Shakti Kaliyuge’, I pay tribute to Veer Savarkar, the son of Mother India.
