Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) was not only a famous revolutionary leader, but also a social and political thinker and a prominent social reformer. He motivated the educated and prosperous youth of India to join the independence movement. He founded a revolutionary organisation – ‘Abhinav Bharat’. Proninent among the members of Abhinav Bharat were Lala Hardayal, Shyamji Krishna Verma, Madan Lai Dhingra, etc.
He visited England, France, Germany, Russia, etc. for the spread of revolutionary thoughts among like-minded groups. He was against religious conversion, and for this, he blamed the caste system also. His sacrificed his entire life for the sake of the country. He inspired the Indian youth to follow the ideals of Shivaji, and to defeat the enemies, he emphasis-ed Hindu – Muslim unity.
