Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Death Anniversary: Here's To Know The Interesting Facts About The Indian Freedom Fighter

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician and ideologue who died on February 26, 1966. On his death anniversary take a look at some of the interesting facts about him:

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He created the Hindu nationalist political philosophy of Hindutva while imprisoned in Ratnagiri in 1922.

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Vinayak Damodar was released in 1924 after several mercy petitions, but was barred from leaving Ratnagiri and was not allowed to participate in politics for five years.

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He was arrested in 1909 for plotting an armed revolt against the Morle-Minto reform.

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Vir Savarkar burned foreign goods in a bonfire on Dussehra in 1905. He also worked to abolish untouchability in Ratnagiri.

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He formed a youth organization called Mitra Mela when he was a teenager.

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He advocated for a two-nation theory in his book Hindutva, which called for separate nations for Hindus and Muslims.

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He was charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, but was later acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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