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How Savarkar crafted his narrative of ‘Hindudom’

February 28, 2025 6:17 pm

Savarkar’s search for the meaning of the term ‘Hindu’ led him to craft a broader narrative of ‘Hindudom’. But how did he distinguish 'Hindutva' from 'Hinduism', and how did this distinction inform his vision of India?

How Congress’s views on Savarkar hardened over the decades

December 18, 2024 10:18 pm

Unlike now, when it targets the Hindutva ideologue, Congress governments once provided him with medical aid, acknowledged his status as a “freedom fighter”, and released a stamp on him.

In historian Janaki Bakhle’s account, Savarkar gets makeover: anti-Muslim, but also anti-caste

July 14, 2025 7:24 pm

Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva explores Savarkar’s caste politics, arguing that he’s been poorly understood outside Maharashtra

Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar streams on OTT

Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar begins streaming on OTT today

May 28, 2024 6:09 pm

To mark the 141st birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Hooda visited the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where Savarkar was sentenced to life terms of imprisonment totaling fifty years.

Randeep Hooda turned director for the biopic, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (Photo: Instagram/randeephooda)

Randeep Hooda has recovered the money he invested in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar by selling his properties, credits father for allowing him to do so

April 18, 2024 1:39 am

Randeep Hooda, who debuted as a director with Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, recalls facing financial challenges during the making of the biopic, for which he sold his properties.

Randeep Hooda says he enjoyed his work as cab driver despite his future looking bleak. (Photo: Instagram/randeephooda)

Randeep Hooda recalls driving taxi in Melbourne for 3 years, working as a waiter: 'The future looked bleak but....'

April 16, 2024 11:28 pm

Randeep Hooda, who is basking in the success of his recent film, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, takes a trip down memory lane and reminisced about the time when he drove a taxi in Melbourne to make a living.

Savarkar's kin questions delay in police probe in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

April 04, 2024 6:27 pm

According to Satyaki Savarkar, Rahul Gandhi said in London that right wing ideologue Veer Savarkar had written a book in which he had mentioned that he (Savarkar) and his friends beat up a Muslim and felt delighted about what was happening.

Ankita Lokhande will be seen in Swatantra Veer Savarkar

When Randeep Hooda told Ankita Lokhande he didn’t want her in Swatantra Veer Savarkar: ‘You are too pretty to play Yamunabai’

March 12, 2024 10:51 am

Ankita Lokhande, who will be seen playing Yamunabai Savarkar in Randeep Hooda's directorial Swatantra Veer Savarkar, opened up about how the actor-director didn’t want her in the film because she was too pretty for the part.

'India will forever remember his valiant spirit ,' says PM Modi on Veer Savarkar's death anniversary

February 26, 2024 2:26 pm

Leaders paid respect to Sarvarkar, who coined the term “Hindutva” and wrote his famous ideological treatise, “Hindutva: Who is a Hindu?".

Randeep Hooda wraps up Veer Savarkar, says he has 'been to death and back for this film'

June 22, 2023 8:31 pm

Randeep Hooda had undergone major physical transformation to play the titular role in Veer Savarkar. Now that the film is over, the actor shared that he can 'finally eat properly'.

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PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

May 28, 2014 2:26 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to freedom fighter and right-wing leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.