How did Veer Savarkar publish his book hiding from British?

Hello friends how are you all, I hope you are all happy and healthy. In this article, today from Indian History, we are going to talk about a revolutionary, Veer Savarkar:

• who was a revolutionary as well as a great poet and writer.
• founded "Mitra Mandal" to bring people together.
• who had also suffered the terrible punishment of black water.

Let us begin the story of Veer Savarkar.

Veer Savarkar

Who was Veer Savarkar ?

Veer Savarkar was born on 28 May 1883 in a revolutionary family in Bhagur village near Nashik, Maharashtra. His full name was Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. At that time his entire family joined the revolutionaries as the British were persecuting the Indians a lot.

As a writer or poet he was fond of writing books on revolutionaries and writing poems. He completed his high school studies and went to Fergusson College, Poona to study B.A.

There he gave speeches to people on boycotting foreign products and using indigenous products. So the British also put Savarkar in jail. Savarkar was also expelled from the college for a while but later passed the B.A. After completing his B.A., Savarkar went to London to study as a barrister.

Which institutions did Veer Savarkar established?

Savarkar thought that if the country is to be freed soon, patriotism has to be awakened in the people and people have to be mobilized to awaken patriotism. People gather when there is a festival or an occasion. So Savarkar along with his friends founded "Mitra Mandal" to bring people together.

In that "Mitra Mandal", Savarkar along with his friends used to celebrate all the festivals of the country like Ganesh Utsav, Janmashtami, Shivaji Jayanti, Mahashivratri. Similarly Savarkar founded another "Abhinav Bharat" in 1904 to bring people together.

People Gathering

Even when he went to London to study, he organized the "Free So India Society" by bringing together students who had gone to London to study. In which Rani Lakshmibai, Tatiya Tope, Nana Saheb Peshwa used to talk on the topics of martyrs.

Especially all the students going to London from India used to stay at India House who were ready to do anything for the country. Madanlal Dhingra, a student friend of Savarkar, even killed officer Curzon Wylie.

How did Veer Savarkar print his book hiding from British?

Savarkar wrote a book titled "The Indian War of Independence" while studying in London. In that book, it was written about what the British had done on Hindustan in 1857. He had written the book but how to publish and print it and how to get it to the people was the question.

The British will not allow this book to be printed  Savarkar already knew it. So he thought of a trick, he made three copies of this book and sent the three copies to different places for printing. One copy was given to a friend, another copy was sent to my brother and the third copy was sent to Madame Bhikhaji Cama in France.

Madam Bhikhaji Cama printed so cleverly that she printed something else on the back of the first page and wrote the facts on the second page. Savarkar's books were printed and hit the market, but the British banned the sale of the book. Those who read the book were so much inspired by the patriotism of the martyrs, that the person use to encourage others to read the book.

Hidden Book

So people were ready to do anything for Savarkar's book. Some used to secretly put it in a grain bag and some used to send it to each other in a fruit box. If we go to see, "The Indian War of Independence" book was being smuggled in a way. Savarkar first wrote the book in Marathi language and later translated it into other languages and brought it to the people.

What was the punishment of black water given to Veer Savarkar?

Nashik Collector A.M. Jackson was shot and killed. Veer Savarkar's name came up in that murder. It was said by the British that the gun with which collector of Nasik was killed was sent by Savarkar. So in that case of murder, Savarkar was rushed from London and brought to India by sea.

Savarkar then jumped into the sea to escape from the British but the British caught Savarkar back. So the British sentenced Savarkar to 25 years of imprisonment for murder and 50 years of imprisonment for escape. Savarkar was therefore sent to the Andaman jail.

What work did Veer Savarkar do in jail?

When Savarkar was in jail in Andaman, he asked the jailer for paper and pen to write but was not given it. So Savarkar used to write poems on the prison walls with his nails. He filled the prison walls by writing poems. Even today we find Savarkar's poems in Andaman Jail. It is also said that Savarkar helped jailer's daughter in her Ph.D.

What did Veer Savarkar did after being released from the jail ?

Savarkar thought that if he complete the sentence of 50 years in jail, he will die in jail and will not be able to do anything for the country. So he needs to get out of jail by any means. So he wrote several petitions to the British government to release himself from jail.

The British government decided to release Savarkar from jail by making some conditions. The British laid some conditions that Savarkar should not leave the city of Ratnagiri and not interfere in any government work for five years. Savarkar was then released from the Andaman jail as per the conditions.

But if a revolutionary listens to the British, he would not be an effective revolutionary. He started working with the Swaraj Party immediately after coming out of jail. Also founded "Hindu Mahasabha".  He built the Patitapavan temple in the country where people of all religions could visit.

They say to keep Sanskrit or Hindi as one language so that there is no difference in language. He was very sad when Pakistan was separated from India. Savarkar was also captured and then released when Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse after independence.

Conclusion:

As Veer Savarkar came of age, it happened to him that now it is time for him to end. Then he gave up medicine and food by his own and died on 26 February 1966.

We have seen in this article how Veer Savarkar instills patriotism among the people of the country through a pamphlet and encouraged new Freedom Fighters. Revolutionaries like Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad were inspired to give freedom to the country after reading his book "The Indian War of Independence". He wrote 600 poems while in jail. He also wrote books like Andamanki Guz, Mazi Janmtip, Hindutva. His photo was also printed on postage stamps of India in his honour.

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