Savarkar (Set of 2 Books)

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Vikram Sampath

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English

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Omnibus Box Set

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Penguin

Author:

Vikram Sampath

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English

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Omnibus Box Set

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As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. From the heady days of revolution and generating international support for the cause of India’s freedom as a law student in London, Savarkar found himself arrested, unfairly tried for sedition, transported and incarcerated at the Cellular Jail, in the Andamans, for over a decade, where he underwent unimaginable torture.

Decades after his death, Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India’s political scenario. An optimistic advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity in his treatise on the 1857 War of Independence, what was it that transformed him into a proponent of ‘Hindutva’? What was it that transformed him in the Cellular Jail to a proponent of ‘Hindutva’, which viewed Muslims with suspicion?

This two-volume biography series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century.

Comprehensive, definitive and absolutely unputdownable, this two-volume biography opens a window to previously unknown untold life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

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As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. From the heady days of revolution and generating international support for the cause of India’s freedom as a law student in London, Savarkar found himself arrested, unfairly tried for sedition, transported and incarcerated at the Cellular Jail, in the Andamans, for over a decade, where he underwent unimaginable torture.

Decades after his death, Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India’s political scenario. An optimistic advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity in his treatise on the 1857 War of Independence, what was it that transformed him into a proponent of ‘Hindutva’? What was it that transformed him in the Cellular Jail to a proponent of ‘Hindutva’, which viewed Muslims with suspicion?

This two-volume biography series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century.

Comprehensive, definitive and absolutely unputdownable, this two-volume biography opens a window to previously unknown untold life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

About Author

Dr. Vikram Sampath, a Bangalore-based historian, is a distinguished author with eight acclaimed books, including "Splendours of Royal Mysore: The Untold Story of the Wodeyars," "Voice of the Veena: S. Balachander," "Women of the Records and Indian Classical Music and the Gramophone, 1900–1930." His two-volume biography of V.D. Savarkar, titled "Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1881–1924" and "Savarkar: A Contested Legacy, 1924–1966," along with his latest work, "Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History," have achieved national bestseller status.
In 2021, Vikram was honored as a fellow of the esteemed Royal Historical Society. He received the Sahitya Akademi’s first Yuva Puraskar in English literature and the ARSC International Award for excellence in historical research in New York for his book "My Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician," which has been adapted into the play "Gauhar" by Lillette Dubey. As one of four writers and artists selected for residency at Rashtrapati Bhawan in 2015, Vikram has made significant contributions to literature.
With a doctorate in history and music from the University of Queensland, Australia, Vikram served as a senior research fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi (2017–2019). He is a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and Eisenhower Fellowships 2020 and was a visiting fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin in 2010. Currently, he holds the position of an adjunct senior fellow at Monash University, Australia.
Apart from his academic achievements, Vikram holds an engineering and mathematics degree from BITS Pilani and an MBA in finance from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. A trained Carnatic vocalist, he established the Foundation for Indian Historical and Cultural Research to promote original, primary source–based research on Indian history and the Archive of Indian Music, India’s first digital sound archive for vintage recordings. Vikram is the founder-director of the Bangalore Literature Festival and curates the ZEE Group’s cultural fest, Arth.