Savarkar - Vol 2. : A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966 - Vikram Sampath
Category: Political
Tags: Political, Autobiography & Biographies
This is the full Vol 2. containing Parts A & B, Summary: Was Savarkar really a co-conspirator in the Gandhi murder? Was there a pogrom against a particular community after Gandhis assassination?, Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence Indias political scenario. An optimistic advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity in his treatise on the 1857 War of Independence, what was it that transformed him into a proponent of Hindutva? A former president of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha, Savarkar was a severe critic of the Congresss appeasement politics. After Gandhis murder, Savarkar was charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination. While he was acquitted by the court, Savarkar is still alleged to have played a role in Gandhis assassination, a topic that is often discussed and debated., In this concluding volume of the Savarkar series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languag
