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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar [a] (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966) pronunciation ⓘ was an Indian politician, activist and writer. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri in 1922. [2] [3] [4] He was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha.
For Savarkar, in Hindutva: Who Is a Hindu?, Hindutva is an inclusive term of everything Indic. The three essentials of Hindutva in Savarkar's definition were the common nation (rashtra), common race (jati), and common culture or civilisation (sanskriti). [25] Savarkar used the words "Hindu" and "Sindhu" interchangeably.
Essentials of Hindutva [1] [2] is an ideological epigraph written by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1922. [3] [4] The book was published in 1923 while Savarkar was still in jail. [5] It was retitled Hindutva: Who Is a Hindu? (with the second phrase as a subtitle) when reprinted in 1928.
Savarkar was one of the first in the twentieth century to attempt a definitive description of the term "Hindu" in terms of what he called Hindutva meaning Hinduness. [98] The coinage of the term "Hindutva" was an attempt by Savarkar who was non religious and a rationalist [ according to whom? ] , to de-link it from any religious connotations ...
A group photo taken in Shimoga in 1944 when Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (seated fourth from right, second row) came to address the State-level Hindu Mahasabha conference. The late Bhoopalam Chandrashekariah, president of the Hindu Mahasabha State unit, is seated to Savarkar's left.
Hindutva is a political ideology that seeks to justify Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony. Hindutva ideologues and figures have engaged in numerous instances of disinformation since the Hindutva movement began.
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language film on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It is directed, co-written, and co-produced by Randeep Hooda, who also plays the titular role of Savarkar. [4] [5] It was released in theatres on 22 March 2024. [6] [7]
Savarkar is a two-part biography about Indian politician and writer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, [1] [2] written by biographer Vikram Sampath and published by Penguin Viking. [3] The first part is sub-titled Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924 and the second part is A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966 .