The Whirlwind

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  • Public Bonfire: It was Savarkar, Not Gandhi!

    Public Bonfire: It was Savarkar, Not Gandhi!

    In the history of India’s Swadeshi movement, it was Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar, not ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi, who first organized a public bonfire of foreign goods. A fact which gets often sidelined or ignored by ‘biased INC’ historians. In 1905, when he was in his early twenties, Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar became a passionate student leader…

  • Savarkar’s Intermezzo in Paris

    Savarkar’s Intermezzo in Paris

    Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar’s time in Paris (1909–1910) marked a decisive chapter in his revolutionary journey. It was a period of exile, reflection, and renewed determination, shaped by both personal hardship and the escalating storm of the Indian independence struggle. A Period of Strain and Loss The latter part of 1909 was fraught with turmoil…