Independence Day Special
A look into the life of a Visionary freedom fighter :
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, commonly known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar was a fearless freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, dramatist, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher. He remains largely unknown to the masses because of the vicious propaganda against him and misunderstanding around him that has been created over several decades. This website attempts to bring the life, thought, actions and relevance of Savarkar before a global audience.
Veer Savarkar - A legend
- The first political leader to daringly set Absolute Political Independence as India's goal (1900).
- The first Indian political leader to daringly perform a bonfire of foreign (English) clothes (1905).
- The first Indian to organize a revolutionary movement for India's Independence on an international level (1906).
- The first Indian law student who was not called to the English Bar despite having passed his examination and observed the necessary formalities, for his activities to seek India's freedom from the British (1909).
- The only Indian leader whose arrest in London caused legal difficulties for British Courts and whose case is still referred to in the interpretations of the Fugitive Offenders Act and the Habeas Corpus (Rex Vs Governor of Brixton Prison, ex-parte Savarkar)
- The first Indian historian whose book on the 1857 War of Independence was proscribed by British Authorities in India even before its publication. The Governor General had asked the Postmaster General to confiscate copies of the book six months before the book was officially banned (1909).
- The first political prisoner whose daring escape and arrest on French soil became a cause celebre in the International Court of Justice at The Hague. This case was mentioned in many International Treaties at that time (1910).
- The first graduate whose degree was withdrawn by an Indian University for striving for India's freedom (1911).
- The first poet in the world who, deprived of pen and paper, composed his poems and then wrote them on the prison walls with thorns and nails, memorized ten thousand lines of his poetry for years and later transmitted them to India through his fellow-prisoners who also memorized these lines.
- The first revolutionary leader who within less than 10 years gave a death-blow to the practice of untouchability in the remote district of Ratnagiri while being interned there.
- The first Indian leader who successfully started -
* A Ganeshotsava open to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (1930).
* Interdining ceremonies of all Hindus including ex-untouchables (1931).
* "Patitpavan Mandir", open to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (22 February 1931).
* A cafe open to all Hindus including ex-untouchables (01 May 1933). - The first political prisoner in the world who was sentenced to Transportation for Life twice, a sentence unparalleled in the history of the British Empire.
- The first political leader to embrace death voluntarily by way of Atma Samarpan in the highest tradition of Yoga (1966).
India : Today
Happy Independence Day
You Must be Pessimist Today By Naming Corruption on 66th years of #Independence Day But i would Still Say
I AM PROUD to be an #INDIAN because?
India is a country having more than 10 thousand years famous cultural and traditional power. Lets Check More #FACTS
1. India has the largest number of biomass gasifier systems in the world producing over 656 mega watts (MW) of power; and still has the potential of producing over 30000 mega watts of power.
2. India has the maximum number of post offices in the world!
3. India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
4. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
5. India is the world’s second largest producer of small cars. It is the largest newspaper market in the world.
6. India is the only country other than the USA and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
7. GM of Hewlett Packard, Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckinsey & Stanchart, founder and creator of Hotmail, creator of Pentium chip are all Indians.
8. On 28 April 2008, a world record was set when India’s Polar rocket successfully placed ten satellites, including the country’s remote sensing satellite, into orbit in a single mission.
9. India is the second largest English speaking nation in the world.
10. World’s largest electronic ID program Launched in India. (ADHAR CARD)
11. Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. It is the most precise and therefore suitable language for computer software. (A report in Forbes magazine, July 1987).
12. Despite the global meltdown that impacted most emerging market economies, India’s GDP growth second-fastest growing economy of the world.
13. India is the largest producer of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, in the world. It also has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice Now First, sugar, groundnut and inland fish.
14. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005 is the largest ever – public employment programme visualized in human history.
15. The Mid-day Meal Scheme is the popular name for school meal programme in India, is the largest school lunch programme in the world, covering 12 million children.
16. Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the apex governing body for cricket in India is the richest body in world cricket.
17. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people!
18. The World’s first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subject
19. Indians abroad
* 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
* 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
* 36% of NASA employees are Indians.
* 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
* 28% of IBM employees are Indians.
* 17% of Intel employees are Indians.
* 13% of Xerox employees are Indians.
20. By volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s second largest after China.
21. ISRO has tested the third biggest solid rocket motot in the world after booster rocket of NASA’s space shuttle and Arianespace’s Ariane-5 launch vehicle
22. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation found that India ranks among the top 12 producers of manufacturing value-added(MVA) .
23. India is to be the first international customer of the Boeing P-81 Poseidon variant of the P-8A Poseidon.
24. Volunteers in Dungarpur, India planted 600,000 trees in 24 hours under the guidance of Indian Forestry Service which is a world record.
25. Reliance Group of Companies in India has the maximum number of shareholders in the world.
26. State Bank of India has the maximum number of branches in the world.
27. Dr M.C. Modi holds the world record for performing maximum eye operations @ 40 operations per hour.
28. With 1,300.000 active personnel and 1,800,000 reserve ones, the Indian Army is the world’s second largest army in terms of military personnel, and the largest in terms of active manpower.
29. The largest reflecting telescope of Asia is in Kavalur Observatory (India).It is an indigenously built 93 inch telescope.
30. The economy of India is the twelfth largest economy in the world by nominal value and the fourth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).It is the world’s second-fastest growing major economy.
31. Apart from these quantitative figures, qualitatively India has been the world leader in culture, ethics, religion, humanity since the very inception of humanity on earth. World is slowly realizing the importance of these values.
32. India has the second largest network of paved highways, after the U.S.
33. Nearly 49% of the high-tech start-ups in silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. are owned by Indians or Indian-Americans.
And More...
Proud to be INDIAN, And IF YOU FEEL these reasons are enough to be PROUD and Stand among the world as a INDIA then SHARE this with your FRIENDS.!
Happy Independence Day
You Must be Pessimist Today By Naming Corruption on 66th years of #Independence Day But i would Still Say
I AM PROUD to be an #INDIAN because?
India is a country having more than 10 thousand years famous cultural and traditional power. Lets Check More #FACTS
1. India has the largest number of biomass gasifier systems in the world producing over 656 mega watts (MW) of power; and still has the potential of producing over 30000 mega watts of power.
2. India has the maximum number of post offices in the world!
3. India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
4. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
5. India is the world’s second largest producer of small cars. It is the largest newspaper market in the world.
6. India is the only country other than the USA and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
7. GM of Hewlett Packard, Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckinsey & Stanchart, founder and creator of Hotmail, creator of Pentium chip are all Indians.
8. On 28 April 2008, a world record was set when India’s Polar rocket successfully placed ten satellites, including the country’s remote sensing satellite, into orbit in a single mission.
9. India is the second largest English speaking nation in the world.
10. World’s largest electronic ID program Launched in India. (ADHAR CARD)
11. Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. It is the most precise and therefore suitable language for computer software. (A report in Forbes magazine, July 1987).
12. Despite the global meltdown that impacted most emerging market economies, India’s GDP growth second-fastest growing economy of the world.
13. India is the largest producer of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, in the world. It also has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice Now First, sugar, groundnut and inland fish.
14. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005 is the largest ever – public employment programme visualized in human history.
15. The Mid-day Meal Scheme is the popular name for school meal programme in India, is the largest school lunch programme in the world, covering 12 million children.
16. Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the apex governing body for cricket in India is the richest body in world cricket.
17. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people!
18. The World’s first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subject
19. Indians abroad
* 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
* 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
* 36% of NASA employees are Indians.
* 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
* 28% of IBM employees are Indians.
* 17% of Intel employees are Indians.
* 13% of Xerox employees are Indians.
20. By volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s second largest after China.
21. ISRO has tested the third biggest solid rocket motot in the world after booster rocket of NASA’s space shuttle and Arianespace’s Ariane-5 launch vehicle
22. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation found that India ranks among the top 12 producers of manufacturing value-added(MVA) .
23. India is to be the first international customer of the Boeing P-81 Poseidon variant of the P-8A Poseidon.
24. Volunteers in Dungarpur, India planted 600,000 trees in 24 hours under the guidance of Indian Forestry Service which is a world record.
25. Reliance Group of Companies in India has the maximum number of shareholders in the world.
26. State Bank of India has the maximum number of branches in the world.
27. Dr M.C. Modi holds the world record for performing maximum eye operations @ 40 operations per hour.
28. With 1,300.000 active personnel and 1,800,000 reserve ones, the Indian Army is the world’s second largest army in terms of military personnel, and the largest in terms of active manpower.
29. The largest reflecting telescope of Asia is in Kavalur Observatory (India).It is an indigenously built 93 inch telescope.
30. The economy of India is the twelfth largest economy in the world by nominal value and the fourth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).It is the world’s second-fastest growing major economy.
31. Apart from these quantitative figures, qualitatively India has been the world leader in culture, ethics, religion, humanity since the very inception of humanity on earth. World is slowly realizing the importance of these values.
32. India has the second largest network of paved highways, after the U.S.
33. Nearly 49% of the high-tech start-ups in silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. are owned by Indians or Indian-Americans.
And More...
Proud to be INDIAN, And IF YOU FEEL these reasons are enough to be PROUD and Stand among the world as a INDIA then SHARE this with your FRIENDS.!