Veer Savarkar was born on May 28, 1883. His life was full of ups and downs & even after years of his death, his teachings & writings are not explored fully.

All we know is that he was a pro-independence activist. So, Today we bring to you some more info about him.

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When he was 15, he formed a youth organization. Known as Mitra Mela, this organization was put into place to bring in national and revolutionary ideas.

In 1911, Savarkar was sentenced to two life sentences i.e. 50 years in the cellular jail of Andamans, also known as Kala Pani.

After mercy petitions and pressure from Indian National Congress he was shifted to Yerwada Jail in 1923 and was released in 1924 under strict conditions of not participating in politics for 5 years and barring to leave Ratnagiri district.

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Though he was not allowed to participate in politics and leave Ratnagiri, he decided to work on abolishment of untouchability in Ratnagiri. He gained 100 percent success in it within 2 years. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar compared his work to Lord Buddha.

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In 1964, Savarkar felt his goal of Independence India is achieved and it was time to leave. So he declared his wish to attain Samadhi and started hunger-strike on February 1, 1966 and passed away on February 26, 1966.

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Source: The Free Press Journal