New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary, remembering his immense contribution to India’s independence movement and his lasting legacy of courage and patriotism.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Homage to the brave son of Mother India, Shyamji Krishna Varma, on his death anniversary. With his revolutionary ideas, he awakened a new consciousness in the freedom movement. His life and …
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Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Randeep Hooda’s 2024 biographical drama “Swatantrya Veer Savarkar” completed 2 years of release on Sunday, and commemorating the milestone, he treated his Instagram users with a video compilation of some behind-the-scenes footage from the set of the film based on the life of the politician and ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.In the caption, Hooda admitted that the project in which he worked both as an actor and director, ended up testing his limits.”Lived it. Fought i…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) On Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s 60th death anniversary, actor-filmmaker Randeep Hooda remembered the freedom fighter and shared that he observed an indefinite fast until his death, which he described as a form of ‘samadhi’. Randeep took to Instagram, where he shared a few glimpses of Savarkar and his own picture from the film he made on the freedom fighter. To pay a tribute to Veer Savarkar, he reflected on the lesser-known aspects of his final days.He wrote in the capt…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his death anniversary, saying that the revolutionary leader’s life and contributions would continue to inspire generations in the service of the nation.Savarkar, widely known as Veer Savarkar, wrote the book Hindutva in 1923, articulating the idea of Hindu nationalism. He played a prominent role in revolutionary activities against British rule and spent 27 years in the Cellular Jail. He l…
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that conferring the Bharat Ratna on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar, would be an “honour for the award itself”, asserting that the Hindutva ideologue has already garnered widespread public admiration. Bhagwat made the remarks while addressing an event titled ‘100 Year of Sangh Journey – New Horizons’ in Mumbai.Speaking on the “delay” on the conferment of the award, h…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The NDA allies on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his remarks accusing the BJP and the RSS of playing a “coordinated game of division” with the AIMIM, asserting that the veteran leader was making such statements only to keep his politics alive.Digvijaya Singh had accused the BJP and the RSS of pursuing a “coordinated game” of division in tandem with the AIMIM.He also claimed that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Muhammad Ali J…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has once again triggered a controversy with his remarks describing Hindutva as “Hinduism in paranoia”, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused him of “insulting” Sanatan Dharma.Aiyar, during a debate titled ‘Hinduism Needs Protection From Hindutva’ on Sunday, said, “Hindutva is Hinduism in paranoia. It asks 80 per cent Hindus to quiver in front of 14 per cent Muslims. Hindutva is a BJP leader slapping a blind, hungry…