About the Book: Savarkar Part 2 : A Contested Legacy 1924 To 1966
Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely
influence Indias 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? A former president of the
All-India Hindu Mahasabha, Savarkar was a severe critic of the Congresss
appeasement politics. After Gandhis murder, Savarkar was charged as a
co-conspirator in the assassination. While he was acquitted by the court,
Savarkar is still alleged to have played a role in Gandhis assassination, a
topic that is often discussed