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  • Savarkar’s Escape Attempt at Marseilles

    Savarkar’s Escape Attempt at Marseilles

    Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar’s escape attempt at the French port of Marseilles on July 8, 1910, remains one of the most daring and dramatic episodes in the history of Indian freedom fighters in Europe. Years later, in his final press interview, Savarkar himself described it as the most memorable event of his life. What unfolded…

  • Savarkar’s Transfer to the S.S. Morea (1910)

    Savarkar’s Transfer to the S.S. Morea (1910)

    On 1 July 1910, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was removed from Brixton Prison under the heaviest of guards. His fate had been sealed: the British authorities had resolved to send him back to India to face trial in connection with revolutionary activities and the Nasik Conspiracy Case. For this purpose, he was placed aboard the French…

  • Savarkar at Bow Street Court – Bail Refused

    Savarkar at Bow Street Court – Bail Refused

    The dramatic London chapter of Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar’s life reached a decisive turning point in March 1910. On Sunday, 13 March 1910, Savarkar was arrested at Victoria Station while waiting for a train. For months, the British authorities had been keeping him under close surveillance, suspecting his involvement in revolutionary networks that had sprung…