The Whirlwind

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  • Into the Enemy’s Camp: Savarkar’s Voyage

    Into the Enemy’s Camp: Savarkar’s Voyage

    On 9 June 1906, Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar embarked from Bombay aboard the steamer S.S. Persia. While the immediate purpose of this journey was formally described as pursuing higher studies in England, its deeper significance lay elsewhere. For Savarkar, this was not merely a student’s sojourn abroad but a deliberate and strategic entry into the…