{"product_id":"savarkar-part-2-a-contested-legacy-1924-1966-hardcover","title":"Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVikram Sampath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas Savarkar really a co-conspirator in the Gandhi murder?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWas there a pogrom against a particular community after Gandhi's assassination?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India's 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 Congress's appeasement politics. After Gandhi's 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 Gandhi's assassination, a topic that is often discussed and debated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this concluding volume of the Savarkar series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVikram sampath, Bangalore-based historian, is the author of four acclaimed books, \u003ci\u003eSplendours of Royal Mysore: the Untold Story of The Wodeyars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician\u003c\/i\u003e and Voice of the \u003ci\u003eVeena, S. Balachander: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSavarkar: Echoes From A Forgotten Past, 1883-1924\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi's first Yuva Puraskar in English literature and the ARSC International Award for Excellence in Historical Research in New York for his book on Gauhar Jaan. The book has also been adapted as a play, 'Gauhar', by Lillete Dubey and is being adapted to a Hindi movie by Ashutosh Gowariker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVikram has a doctorate in history and music from the University of Queensland, Australia, and is a former senior fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. An engineer\/mathematician from BITS-Pilani and an MBA in finance from S.P. Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, he is also a trained Carnatic vocalist. He has established the Archive of Indian Music, India's first digital sound archive for vintage recordings, and is the founder-director of the Bangalore Literature Festival, Indic Thoughts Festival and the ZEE Group's ARTH: A Culture Fest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVikram's \u003ci\u003eSavarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e1883-1924\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin 2019) was a national bestseller.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 712\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.36 x 9.21 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333271163117,"sku":"9780670090310","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/bwI_ITC0Tr9780670090310.webp?v=1784982110","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/savarkar-part-2-a-contested-legacy-1924-1966-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}