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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicV.D. Savarkar

Topic: V.D. Savarkar

SubscriberWrites: Parsing ‘Hindu’—RSS’s semantics of inclusivity and its contradictions

At its centenary, the RSS framed ‘Hindu’ as inclusive of all Indians, yet the philosophical play between ‘meaning’ and ‘content’ reveals tensions that may hinder its broader outreach.

CM Fadnavis says will initiate efforts to restore VD Savarkar’s barrister degree withheld by British

The Maharashtra CM was speaking at Mumbai University while inaugurating the 'Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Knowledge and Research Centre' on Amit Shah's behalf.

‘Is this how you treat freedom fighters?’—Rahul gets an earful from SC for his remarks on VD Savarkar

The court was hearing Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against Allahabad HC order that rejected his plea to quash summons issued against him by a Lucknow court in a 2022 case.

UP adds Savarkar, Deendayal biographies to school syllabus. Opposition calls it ‘educational corruption’

Life histories of 50 personalities will be taught in classes 9-12. Opposition protests inclusion of Savarkar & Deendayal Upadhyaya, saying they didn't participate in freedom struggle.

Savarkar, Nehru deployed history to conjure a future for India. Gandhi had no time for this

Though fundamentally opposed, Savarkar and Nehru’s works had the markings of a utopia, however positive or negative.

At British-era bunker under Mumbai’s Raj Bhavan, PM Modi opens gallery of freedom fighters

Gallery will feature exhibits on revolutionaries from Maharashtra, from Tilak to Savarkar. Congress says it's an attempt to 'showcase history of freedom movement through right-wing prism'.

Don’t implicate Gandhi in Savarkar mercy petition. Archives don’t back the claim

Gandhi’s efforts for the freedom of the Savarkar brothers were questioned when he did not sign the petition to release Savarkar from jail in 1937.

Pew India survey takes us back to one more thing Gandhi, Savarkar differed on

Debates on religion, its legal boundaries and social policing, in short, are debates on women in India. Calling this ‘patriarchy’ does not explain it away.

Gandhi admired Hindutva icon Savarkar as ‘lover of truth’, addressed him as bhai 

Thursday marks the 137th birth anniversary of V.D. Savarkar, one of the most prominent ideologues of Hindutva in the 20th century. 

‘Savarkar Marg’ triggers fresh row at JNU, students paint Ambedkar’s name on signboard

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and others circulate pictures with Ambedkar’s name painted over the signboard, but ABVP claims Jinnah poster was put up, then removed.

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India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.