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Veer Savarkar was born on 28th May, 1883 in a village, Bhagur (Nashik) Maharashtra; he had 3 other siblings namely Ganesh, Narayan and Maina (sister).

The first Indian to organize a revolutionary movement for India's Independence on an international level (1906).

The first Indian law student who was not called to the English Bar despite having passed his examination and observed the necessary formalities, for his activities to seek India's freedom from the British (1909).

The only Indian leader whose arrest in London caused legal difficulties for British Courts and whose case is still referred to in the interpretations of the Fugitive Offenders Act and the Habeas Corpus (Rex Vs. Governor of Brixton Prison, ex-parte Savarkar)

The first Indian historian whose book on the 1857 War of Independence was proscribed by British Authorities in India even before its publication.

The Governor-General had asked the Postmaster General to confiscate copies of the book six months before the book were officially banned (1909).

The first political prisoner whose daring escape and arrest on French soil became a cause Celebrex in the International Court of Justice at The Hague. This case was mentioned in many International Treaties at that time (1910).

The first graduate whose degree was withdrawn by an Indian University for striving for India's freedom (1911).

The first revolutionary leader who within less than 10 years gave a death-blow to the practice of untouchability in the remote district of Ratnagiri while being interned there.

The first Indian leader who successfully started A Ganeshotsava opens to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (1930).

The first Indian leader who successfully started "Patitpavan Mandir", open to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (22 February 1931)

The first Indian leader who successfully started A cafe opens to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (01 May 1933)

The first political prisoner in the world who was sentenced to Transportation for Life twice, a sentence unparalleled in the history of the British Empire.

The first political leader to embrace death voluntarily by way of Atma Samarpan in the highest tradition of Yoga (1966).

The creation of the term, Hindutva, goes to Veer Savarkar. He emphasized its distinctiveness from Hinduism; which he associated with political communalism.

Veer Savarkar pioneered the ‘Shuddhi’movement. The movement was against the Muslims who were forcing their religion on Hindus using prison authorities. The movement was to re-convert those people back to Hindu dharma.

On 1 February 1966, Veer Savarkar refused taking medicines, food and water. He termed this as atmaarpan (fast until death). He justified this act with an article titled “atmahatya nahi atmaarpan”

“Calmness in preparation but boldness in execution, this should be the watchword during the moments of crisis.” ~Veer Savarkar

“Our Motherland, sacrifice for you is like life, living without you is death.” ~ Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

“We yield to none in our love, admiration and respect for the Buddha-the Dharma-the Sangha. They are all ours. Their glories are ours and ours their failures.”-Veer Savarkar

Savarkar rigorously opposed Restriction on religious conversion – Those who had previously relinquished the Hindu religion or those born in a different religion should be allowed to come back into the Hindu fold.
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