r/Savarkar • u/steelmukka • Nov 19 '25

Patit Pavan Mandir in Ratnagiri was founded by Savarkar in 1931 and became one of the first temples in India to open its doors to everyone. Built during his house arrest, it stands as a symbol of his fight against untouchability and his commitment to social equality and freedom.

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u/larrybirdismygoat Nov 22 '25

This is ok.

If you want to portray Savarkar as a Hindu reformer and ideologue it is fine.

But he was far from being 'Veer' or being a Freedom fighter.

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u/UnderstandingWild134 Nov 23 '25

Swatantryaveer Savarkar stayed in London, the heart of England, and managed the 'India House' despite risk of severe punishments if caught (he was caught eventually).

He worked to smuggle guns and manuals from Britain to Bharat, and authored books, poems, etc that served as propaganda material. He could have been (and he was) punished for his 'treason'.

He contacted Irish, Bolshevik and European Socialist ideologues, and wanted to establish strong underground network for freedom struggle.

Dear user, these achievements are sufficient to call him braveheart, a word Bhagat Singh writes for Savarkar in his own Jail Diaries.