Vinayak Damodar Sarvarkar popularly known as Veer Sarvarkar has a unique place in the annals of history. Controversy surrounds his name. Some consider him to be one of the greatest revolutionaries in the freedom struggle of India while others think of him to be a communalist. However, there is no doubt that he was a freedom fighter, who not only fought for his country but also evoked feelings of patriotism in fellow citizens through his writings.
His biography is an eye-opener for it depicts the trials and tribulations of a person, who was sentenced to 50 years of hard imprisonment in the Cellular Jail of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, also called the ‘Kala Pani’. From his prison cell, he sent his poems to the mainland, memorized by the prisoners who were released.
An inspiring biography of a true nationalist.

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Contents

Author’s Note —Pgs. 5

1. Initiation —Pgs. 11

2. Voyage to England —Pgs. 18

3. Vinayak’s Arrest —Pgs. 52

4. Arrest in France —Pgs. 58

5. Bid for Repatriation —Pgs. 71

6. Vinayak’s Trial at Home —Pgs. 78

7. In Incarceration —Pgs. 86

8. Misery at Andaman —Pgs. 92

9. Getting Rid of Andaman —Pgs. 115

10. Confinement in Ratnagiri —Pgs. 122

11. After Confinement —Pgs. 126

12. After Independence —Pgs. 131

13. Savarkar’s Ideology —Pgs. 136

14. Savarkar’s Works —Pgs. 144

Timeline —Pgs. 148

A.K. Gandhi, born in Meerut (U.P.), took retirement from the Indian Air Force in 1995 at a young age and engaged himself as full-time freelance writer and translator. He has written a number of book—his areas of interest being history, social study and grammar, which have been published by prestigious publications. He has written several books for academic purposes, which are taught in several CBSE-medium schools across the country. His articles keep appearing in different newspapers and magazines, including the Janvani and Readers’ Digest, as he writes off and on in them.
He also runs two blogs — meerut-amazing.blogspot.in and writerakgandhi.blogspot.in.