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Biography of  Babarao Savarkar 
www.savarkar.org
 
Preface
 
Ganesh Damodar Savarkar was a patriot of the first order. Commonly known asBabarao Savarkar, he is the epitome of heroism that is unknown and unsung! Hewas the eldest of the four Savarkar siblings - Ganesh or Babarao; Vinayak orTatyarao, Narayan or Balarao were the three Savarkar brothers; they had a sisternamed Maina or Mai who was married into the Kale family. Babarao was a greatrevolutionary, philosopher, writer and organizer of Hindus.The following account is largely an abridged English version of 
Krantiveer Babarao Savarkar 
, a Marathi biography written by DN Gokhale, Shrividya Prakashan, Pune,second edition, pp.343, 1979. Some part has been taken from
Krantikallol 
(The hightide of revolution), a Marathi biography of Veer Vinayak Damodar (Tatyarao)Savarkar’s revolutionary life by VS Joshi; Manorama Prakashan, 1985. Details of theCellular jail have been taken from
Memorable Documentary on evolutionary freedom fighter Veer Savarkar 
by Prem Vaidya, Veer Savarkar Prakashan, 1997 and also fromthe website www.andamancellularjail.org. Certain portions dealing with Babarao’swarm relations with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder Dr. Keshav BaliramHedgewar have been translated from Dr. Hedgewar’s definitive Marathi biography byNarayan Hari Palkar; Bharatiya Vichar Sadhana, Pune, fourth edition, 1998.
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 Pune, 28 May 2008
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Preface...........................................................................................1
 
1
 
Early childhood.......................................................................7
 
1.1
 
Babarao and Tatyarao: ......................................................................... 8
 
2
 
Initial Revolutionary Activities...............................................10
 
2.1
 
Liberation of the soul or liberation of the motherland? ........................ 10
 
2.2
 
Mitramela and Abhinav Bharat:........................................................... 11
 
2.3
 
First-ever public bonfire of foreign goods:........................................... 12
 
2.4
 
Meeting with Lokmanya Tilak:............................................................. 12
 
2.5
 
Vande Mataram trial:........................................................................... 12
 
2.6
 
First imprisonment:.............................................................................. 13
 
2.7
 
Last meeting with Tilak:....................................................................... 15
 
2.8
 
In Thane jail:........................................................................................ 15
 
2.9
 
Constant surveillance:......................................................................... 16
 
2.10
 
Serenity in the face of calamity! .......................................................... 17
 
2.11
 
The currency note and the medicine bottle: ........................................ 18
 
2.12
 
The police raid:.................................................................................... 19
 
2.13
 
Narayanrao’s presence of mind: ......................................................... 19
 
3
 
Trial and Transportation.......................................................21
 
3.1
 
Babarao’s statement:.......................................................................... 21
 
3.2
 
The judgement:................................................................................... 22
 
3.3
 
The first month in prison:..................................................................... 22
 
3.4
 
Paraded in Nashik:.............................................................................. 23
 
3.5
 
Yerwada jail, Pune:............................................................................. 23
 
3.6
 
Trial for diarrhea!................................................................................. 24
 
3.7
 
Meeting with Narayanrao: ................................................................... 25
 
3.8
 
Momentous events:............................................................................. 25
 
3.9
 
Encounter with Guyder:....................................................................... 26
 
3.10
 
Unsuccessful efforts of rescue:........................................................... 27
 
3.11
 
The caged lion:.................................................................................... 28
 
3.12
 
Farewell, beloved motherland!............................................................ 28
 
4
 
Sita-Savitri Yesuvahini .........................................................30
 
4.1
 
Ascetic husband:................................................................................. 31
 
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