Mercy Petitions
Beyond Savarkar: Revisiting ‘Mercy Petitions’ by Other Indian Freedom Fighters Like Ram Prasad Bismil, Bal Gangadhar, Sachindra Nath, Badrinath Ghosh
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a revolutionary, ideologue, and thinker of Hindutva. Although he was a symbol of the revolutionary movement prior to independence, he is now the subject of fierce debate and polarization in present-day Indian politics. He is usually characterized as a ‘traitor’, ‘British...
Analyzing What the British Really Thought of Savarkar’s Mercy Petitions
Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has been one of the most misunderstood and controversial names in Indian independence struggle history. Born in 1883 at...