Veer Savarkar should be studied and taught in schools. We should be glad that Veer Savarkar has finally found a voice through the eloquent Dr. Vikram Sampath. Patriotism and love for matribhumi Bharat has never found a better and soulful expression than through "Sagara Pran Tadamadala"! Every Indian deserves to know about him.
Savarkar's views on Issues are more Relevant in today's point of time than Gandhi's. He was much ahead of his time in a much more Real sense than any of his contemporaries.
Even with the benifit of hindsigt, I am compelled to follow Savarkar. And I have given a great thought towards Gandhi. But Gandhi had an ideology which was diametrically opposite to Savarkar and it culmminated into mistakes for which we have payed dearly. Savarkar was the warning bell
Savarkar wasn't a politician he was a reformer. Gandhi was a smart politician just read the early works of him his opinions and ideas were totally different after becoming a politican he successfully masked himself into being secular but in real life he was disgusted even with an idea of A hindu women marrying a muslim man. In One thing that Gandhi was class apart than anyone was his wisdom but again his wisdom might be fit for 'Satyuga' definitely not for 'Kalyuga'. Hence savarkar Ideas are much more pragmatic to follow in current time.
@@shivambajpayee7040 I agree. TBH I have never questioned the motives of Gandhi or even of Nehru to an extent. But I don't agree with their approach. It was really stupid. They even managed to turn a moderate like Jinnah into a radical.
I have been to the cellular Jail/Kalapani at port Blair in the Andamans and the way vikram described his own experience is bang on. It was extremely overwhelming and humbling to roam around that Jail and feel the screams and screeches of our heroic ancestors.
Savarkar is above hate or love. You get inspired tremendously the moment you start reading his books. I bet those who criticize him have not read even a single line of what he has written! For that matter, I also bet those who attack savarkar have also not read even a single line of what Gandhi has written. Recommend reading Savarkar's books in original in marathi. For that, even learning marathi won't be a waste of time!
So true! I read his 'Essentials of Hindutva' book. It's too evident how he wanted to generate the sense of brotherhood among Indians through common history and common civilisational struggle during Islamic rule. Especially the middle section where he expresses history through poets.
@@ankurgaikwad7252 I don't find hindutva to be that great work. I rather liked hindu rashtra darshan. Especially the 3-4th chapter. Man kya kya gajab arguments deta hai banda
Wonderful conversation. Kudos to Kushal for all these podcasts once again. Vikram made a great point about how we as a nation are ignorant of our history, of the contributions of the people who made great sacrifices for the nation. And a major reason for this ignorance is that we aren't taught about them. They've been deliberately omitted from our text books and national discourse by the ruling class in post independence India to keep the power concentrated in their own hands. But a lot of people have felt a disconnect with this narrative and it's only in this age of internet and social media, the other side has become accessible to the masses and now we can see the whole picture. Thanks to Vikram Sampath for all the effort he's put into bringing this book out and also the conversations he's having on various platforms to spread awareness about Savarkar, who's been a very influential figure in colonial India, but has been relegated to stupid trashy memes these days.
This was a wonderful talk. When I went to the cellular jail for the first time, I couldn't do anything for the next two days. I had read and heard enough about it but the aura of the place is so haunting. Thank you Kushal Mehta nd Vikram Sampath.
Savarkar vision on India's internal & external security needs to be studied. His analysis of predicting threats much earlier sometimes 5 years sometimes even 15-20 yrs earlier was awesome. I am sure vikram will cover that in 2nd Vol.
I come from a generation and a state of Maharashtra where history book had separate chapter on Savarkar also have had a parents who gave us access to his writings a man ahead of his time indeed must thank Mr Sampath for writing his biography
Very informative and unknown facts/history came out in this talk. Thanks much to Vikram and keep bringing such credible authors, history writers on to your channel Kushal. Similarly you could bring someone to talk about Gandhi, especially his non-violence stance. He is okay with sending millions to World wars to fight for British and okay with Hindus maphla atrocity but stood aginst those who wanted armed-struggle against British. His non-violence stand is inconsistent.
I think this is a truly great & only revelation abt Savarkar. With all the Lies & Myths created around this man, this podcast truly exposes the reality with facts and in turn exposes those propagandists out in the open. Thank you for bringing this to mainstream. 👍
Savarkar's work will find more popularity in coming decades and he will be alive again for centuries to come. He was a polymath who deserves only respect 🙏 and gratitude 🙏
I will definitely get this book now. Not only is Vikram a phenomenal, honest academician, he's also such a sweetheart. And it gives me a special sense of glee when I see that his instagram has hundreds of thousands of followers compared to Audrey Truschke's abysmal 1000s or less. That's because Audrey fights for $$ and we fight for our civilization!
For Vinayak the historical legacy of India was an important aspect of all his writings(page # 127). SAVARKAR ECHOES FROM A FORGOTTEN PAST(1883-1924). VIKRAM SAMPATH #VeerSavarkar #Vikramsampath 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just finished this book of such a great leader who never got his due in his lifetime. Very very sharp mind, tactical and strategical mind and such clarity of thought in arriving of providing an identity to Indian Hats of to Vikram. Waiting for 2nd volume 😀 Veer Savarkar ideals are more relevant today than the hypocratic ideals of the MKG and Cha-Cha JN. Bogus of Non violence and non cooperation is completely exposed today with India investing so much money on military arms 😂
Thank you Mr. Sampath for this amazing book.Every Veer Savakar hater must read this and every Veer Savarkar admirer too as many of his thoughts were way ahead of time even by today's developments
While going through this book, I felt that Savarkar Nehru aur Gandhi ka baap tha in both intellectual levels as well as leadership qualities. Just like SC Bose. That's why he was targeted the most by the Britishers and they made sure he never became the leader that he really should have been. Although in the end, India's freedom was achieved through Savarkar's script of War of 1857.
Well articulated sir. Completely agree. He was , is and will be an ever relevant leader to India than the pseudo hypocrites like MKG and JN. Look at the very hypocracy of Ahimsa and non violence proposed MKG and Cha-cha JN and todays India buying so much of military arms 😂😂
Savarkar's prophecy comes true: www.opindia.com/2020/08/veer-savarkar-congress-ram-mandir-janeu/#:~:text=Veer%20Savarkar%27s%20prophecy%20comes%20true%20as%20Congress%20leaders,of%20Ram%20Temple%20in%20Ayodhya%20%7C%20OpIndia%20News
Fanfuckintastic. I have ordered his book. My views on Savarkarji were exactly like his. That is the man who has suffered the most for freedom. True hero. Main unke pairo ki dhool bhi nahi. In wept watching and listening to this because I was so glad there is someone else recognising this. Savarkar was a badass visionary and he will live on forever. Bhagwan unki aatma ko shanti de. Our youth jinko free me freedom mila hai need to know about the horrors Vinayakji went thro to get it. Love and utmost respect o a true Revolutionary. Jay Hind.
Maybe we can develop a culture of developing anime type culture so that a group of artists can animate these revolutionaries, so we don't have to rely on the bollywood kabal or the web series to develop these stories.
I have no idea why but I could never believe Gandhi the real reason for our freedom. He was the prime reason I found history as a subject in my textbooks unreal and full of shit as everything real in my experience of life hinted otherwise with respect to human nature and cultures.
ash s I already do that! But, I think his honesty and bluntness of his words is the reason why hard right and hard left, both, don’t own him. That is what makes this guy special though!
Savarkar asked Nehru to invest in Nuclear War Technology in 1947 It took us 5 decades and a courageous PM to give scientists the green signal and accept The testing of a ThermoNuclear Device
Of course, Gandhi, Nehru and many other leaders were not sentenced to the Andaman jail, because the nature and severity of the 'crime' they were tried for, did not warrant that as per the British legal system. But sentences they did serve, often spending a major chunk of their lives in jail -- with great and admirable personal sacrifices and hardships to their families. A simple and fundamental question remains -- they too were political prisoners, many of them were lawyers too. Have many petitions did they write, apologizing and swearing allegiance to the British if they were released?
To the Congress gulam I challenge them to stay in Kalapani even for the 10 percentage of time that Savarkar was or be as inhumanely treated as Bhagat Singh and then comment about such braveheart. As for me I am ready to stay in jail with similar conditions as was provided to Nehru and Gandhi. Accept the challenge and show your allegiance. I proudly say I love Savarkar.
Go through one interview of Sampath on his book and you've gone through them all. The same reference-points, same examples, almost in the same words, repeated ad nauseum...
We truly are one such ungrateful nation. The so called libertarians sobbing over removal of Mughal history from history text books just don't have the spine to acknowledge what people went through to get independence. I strive to learn more about the true history and not the one manipulated by so called Brit bred minds.
Good attempt. Everyone knows the amount of funds diverted to create these kind of narratives. The host is a joke. And, Vikram himself is not talking with conviction when the petition subject comes-up.
@@shekarnt ya as this is a public platform i can express my views you cant decide what i can say or not we all know how ungrateful savarkar was 😂 gimme a break
Oh if Veer Savarkar apologized British & sided with them, then what about congress slavery that in the both World wars, congress easily allowed Our soldiers to die in foreign wars, what about discrediting Netaji Bose INA STRUGGLE in WW2 Bootlicking western slavery mindset of congress didn't let India free, it was early Revolutionaries efforts & finally the RIN MUTINY inspired from INA under Bose which dreaded British in 1947 to flee from the Indian shore... Just read about letters of the then British PM C.ATLEEY on Gandhi vs Bose....
Nehru was getting soft punishment. If he would have been given 50 years kalapani then the litmus would have been tested. And someone dies inside a prison without putting effort to come out - that can not be called bravery. Fighting for survival is called bravery.
Nehru was getting soft punishment. If he would have been given 50 years kalapani then the litmus would have been tested. And someone dies inside a prison without putting effort to come out - that can not be called bravery. Fighting for survival is called bravery.
Stopped listening around 30 minutes, when excessive hand-wringing about the cruelty of kalapani started, and it distracted and devalued the message. Two things. First, cellular Jail wasn't a holiday resort. British were sending people there TO SUFFER, the point of torture being the pain. You guys were reviewing a jackhammer and cribbing that it breaks stones and makes noise. Second (and not that there should be a competition about this, but if there was, kalapani would only be an average cruelty score) compare kalapani to siberian gulags or Devil's Island ("the world's harshest prison") where french did the torturing. Or Vasco's torture. Zara perspective rakho.
I think the point is that the other congress political prisoners weren’t tortured as much. In fact Nehru wrote books in jail. He’s not comparing this to Siberia. Again, the point is that the British were seriously concerned with Savarkars methods and hence wanted to set an example for his type of freedom fighters
Veer Savarkar should be studied and taught in schools. We should be glad that Veer Savarkar has finally found a voice through the eloquent Dr. Vikram Sampath.
Patriotism and love for matribhumi Bharat has never found a better and soulful expression than through "Sagara Pran Tadamadala"! Every Indian deserves to know about him.
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Savarkar's views on Issues are more Relevant in today's point of time than Gandhi's. He was much ahead of his time in a much more Real sense than any of his contemporaries.
Even with the benifit of hindsigt, I am compelled to follow Savarkar. And I have given a great thought towards Gandhi. But Gandhi had an ideology which was diametrically opposite to Savarkar and it culmminated into mistakes for which we have payed dearly. Savarkar was the warning bell
Savarkar wasn't a politician he was a reformer. Gandhi was a smart politician just read the early works of him his opinions and ideas were totally different after becoming a politican he successfully masked himself into being secular but in real life he was disgusted even with an idea of A hindu women marrying a muslim man. In One thing that Gandhi was class apart than anyone was his wisdom but again his wisdom might be fit for 'Satyuga' definitely not for 'Kalyuga'. Hence savarkar Ideas are much more pragmatic to follow in current time.
@@shivambajpayee7040 I agree. TBH I have never questioned the motives of Gandhi or even of Nehru to an extent. But I don't agree with their approach. It was really stupid. They even managed to turn a moderate like Jinnah into a radical.
@@ninadk30 you can talk later on the day and then you will come home
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I have been to the cellular Jail/Kalapani at port Blair in the Andamans and the way vikram described his own experience is bang on. It was extremely overwhelming and humbling to roam around that Jail and feel the screams and screeches of our heroic ancestors.
It was some visit for me too. Saw Savarkar's cell there, and the light and sound show too besides other things. Much respect for Savarkar.
Savarkar is above hate or love. You get inspired tremendously the moment you start reading his books. I bet those who criticize him have not read even a single line of what he has written! For that matter, I also bet those who attack savarkar have also not read even a single line of what Gandhi has written. Recommend reading Savarkar's books in original in marathi. For that, even learning marathi won't be a waste of time!
So true! I read his 'Essentials of Hindutva' book. It's too evident how he wanted to generate the sense of brotherhood among Indians through common history and common civilisational struggle during Islamic rule. Especially the middle section where he expresses history through poets.
@@ankurgaikwad7252 I don't find hindutva to be that great work. I rather liked hindu rashtra darshan. Especially the 3-4th chapter. Man kya kya gajab arguments deta hai banda
Thank you Vikram, your book also allowed me to declutter a lot of beliefs I hold for Savarkar.
Great choice of guest. He is amazing.
Thank you, Vikram, for writing this book. I am looking forward to reading it.
Wonderful conversation. Kudos to Kushal for all these podcasts once again. Vikram made a great point about how we as a nation are ignorant of our history, of the contributions of the people who made great sacrifices for the nation. And a major reason for this ignorance is that we aren't taught about them. They've been deliberately omitted from our text books and national discourse by the ruling class in post independence India to keep the power concentrated in their own hands. But a lot of people have felt a disconnect with this narrative and it's only in this age of internet and social media, the other side has become accessible to the masses and now we can see the whole picture.
Thanks to Vikram Sampath for all the effort he's put into bringing this book out and also the conversations he's having on various platforms to spread awareness about Savarkar, who's been a very influential figure in colonial India, but has been relegated to stupid trashy memes these days.
This was a wonderful talk. When I went to the cellular jail for the first time, I couldn't do anything for the next two days. I had read and heard enough about it but the aura of the place is so haunting. Thank you Kushal Mehta nd Vikram Sampath.
Finally a podcast on savarkar 🙌 happy Ganesh Chaturthi 🙏🏽
Savarkar vision on India's internal & external security needs to be studied. His analysis of predicting threats much earlier sometimes 5 years sometimes even 15-20 yrs earlier was awesome. I am sure vikram will cover that in 2nd Vol.
I come from a generation and a state of Maharashtra where history book had separate chapter on Savarkar also have had a parents who gave us access to his writings a man ahead of his time indeed must thank Mr Sampath for writing his biography
This is the Best of thing I've seen on TH-cam.
Thanks Vikram, I am ashamed that I have not yet visited Kaalapani. But I made sure I educated my children about him and his beliefs
Very informative and unknown facts/history came out in this talk. Thanks much to Vikram and keep bringing such credible authors, history writers on to your channel Kushal. Similarly you could bring someone to talk about Gandhi, especially his non-violence stance. He is okay with sending millions to World wars to fight for British and okay with Hindus maphla atrocity but stood aginst those who wanted armed-struggle against British. His non-violence stand is inconsistent.
Excellent and enlightening.
I admire savarkar. He was a great person
I saw podcast 2 first and then hunted down this video. And I cannot wait to grab my copy.
Thanks guys.
Nobody cared enough before Vikram Sampath!
I think this is a truly great & only revelation abt Savarkar. With all the Lies & Myths created around this man, this podcast truly exposes the reality with facts and in turn exposes those propagandists out in the open. Thank you for bringing this to mainstream. 👍
Savarkar's work will find more popularity in coming decades and he will be alive again for centuries to come. He was a polymath who deserves only respect 🙏 and gratitude 🙏
This channel is a blessing.
I will definitely get this book now. Not only is Vikram a phenomenal, honest academician, he's also such a sweetheart. And it gives me a special sense of glee when I see that his instagram has hundreds of thousands of followers compared to Audrey Truschke's abysmal 1000s or less. That's because Audrey fights for $$ and we fight for our civilization!
For Vinayak the historical legacy of India was an important aspect of all his writings(page # 127).
SAVARKAR
ECHOES FROM A FORGOTTEN PAST(1883-1924).
VIKRAM SAMPATH
#VeerSavarkar
#Vikramsampath
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And don't forget that the jailer who executed all the tortures was a fanatic Muslim who hated Savarkar for being a Hindu.
I think you meant to write fanatic and not fantastic.
@@newworld2086 well even if someone says fantastic muslim.. even that wont be a compliment in the civilised world
No one introduced vikram as beautiful as Kushal
Vikram Sampath Sir you are a national treasure. I don't have words to express my gratitude.
Just finished this book of such a great leader who never got his due in his lifetime.
Very very sharp mind, tactical and strategical mind and such clarity of thought in arriving of providing an identity to Indian
Hats of to Vikram. Waiting for 2nd volume 😀
Veer Savarkar ideals are more relevant today than the hypocratic ideals of the MKG and Cha-Cha JN. Bogus of Non violence and non cooperation is completely exposed today with India investing so much money on military arms 😂
Great discussion.
Huge applause to Vikram & Kushal by extension in bringing out Savarkar from brink of being forgotten
Thank you Mr. Sampath for this amazing book.Every Veer Savakar hater must read this and every Veer Savarkar admirer too as many of his thoughts were way ahead of time even by today's developments
While going through this book, I felt that Savarkar Nehru aur Gandhi ka baap tha in both intellectual levels as well as leadership qualities. Just like SC Bose. That's why he was targeted the most by the Britishers and they made sure he never became the leader that he really should have been. Although in the end, India's freedom was achieved through Savarkar's script of War of 1857.
Well articulated sir. Completely agree.
He was , is and will be an ever relevant leader to India than the pseudo hypocrites like MKG and JN. Look at the very hypocracy of Ahimsa and non violence proposed MKG and Cha-cha JN and todays India buying so much of military arms 😂😂
Great podcast!
wonderful wonderful podcast.. !!!
विक्रम संपत जी आपका कोई जवाब नही !👍💐!
Excellent and enlightening in simple words.
That is an amazing podcast.
I am marxist but I feel like Savarkar is misunderstood .... He is such fearless man and hid poem's just wow
Karl Marx's grandson fought for savarkar in the international court.
me too
My most waited topic. Amazing.
Nice conversation with Anil Kumble
Very good conversation 👍
Sir, great talk with the author. I am really surprised, why your subscription is so low in numbers.
Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thanks Kushal and Vikram.
In Nehru vs Savarkar, Savarkar might well have the last laugh.
Yes, Nehru didn't know how to apologize.
@@nickbytes Savarkar did not apologize, for your kind information.
Savarkar's prophecy comes true: www.opindia.com/2020/08/veer-savarkar-congress-ram-mandir-janeu/#:~:text=Veer%20Savarkar%27s%20prophecy%20comes%20true%20as%20Congress%20leaders,of%20Ram%20Temple%20in%20Ayodhya%20%7C%20OpIndia%20News
Nehru never got kalapani and that also for fifty years.
@@nickbytes Yes but his father did. So did one of the stalwarts of the Communist party of India. And yes Sarvarkar didnt. Read the book
Super Great Effort
Great podcast
This podcast is tight slap on people like Aakash Banerjee.
Is there any need to mention that bastard
Is it possible to bring True indology to your podcast Please 🙏🏼
I have read the book...cant wait for the 2nd part
History is a little more complicated than 140 characters!!!ABSOLUTE genius. SALUTE
Good discussion
Fanfuckintastic. I have ordered his book. My views on Savarkarji were exactly like his. That is the man who has suffered the most for freedom. True hero. Main unke pairo ki dhool bhi nahi. In wept watching and listening to this because I was so glad there is someone else recognising this. Savarkar was a badass visionary and he will live on forever. Bhagwan unki aatma ko shanti de. Our youth jinko free me freedom mila hai need to know about the horrors Vinayakji went thro to get it. Love and utmost respect o a true Revolutionary.
Jay Hind.
Sir I would like to know the answer of in which freedom movement of India Mr.Ambedkar ever participated throughout his life span ?
The movement to free 85% of Bahujans from the yoke of devious bammanism …
Maybe we can develop a culture of developing anime type culture so that a group of artists can animate these revolutionaries, so we don't have to rely on the bollywood kabal or the web series to develop these stories.
I have no idea why but I could never believe Gandhi the real reason for our freedom. He was the prime reason I found history as a subject in my textbooks unreal and full of shit as everything real in my experience of life hinted otherwise with respect to human nature and cultures.
EXACTLY. Very well said. NON-VIOLENCE???🙄
Please start uploading on spotify or google podcast or soundcloud at least
Idk why you don’t get subscribers!😓
Share it with more nd more friends ✌🏻
ash s I already do that! But, I think his honesty and bluntness of his words is the reason why hard right and hard left, both, don’t own him. That is what makes this guy special though!
Watch the movie Savarkar of Randeep hudda
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Savarkar asked Nehru to invest in Nuclear War Technology in 1947
It took us 5 decades and a courageous PM to give scientists the green signal and accept The testing of a ThermoNuclear Device
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The torture inflicted by the Britishers at Kalapani, Andamans is a greater atrocity than even the Jalianwala Bagh massacre.
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Thanks Vikram. Has any body made a film on Vir Savarkar?
Sarvakar
m bhi savarkar 🚩
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Of course, Gandhi, Nehru and many other leaders were not sentenced to the Andaman jail, because the nature and severity of the 'crime' they were tried for, did not warrant that as per the British legal system.
But sentences they did serve, often spending a major chunk of their lives in jail -- with great and admirable personal sacrifices and hardships to their families.
A simple and fundamental question remains -- they too were political prisoners, many of them were lawyers too. Have many petitions did they write, apologizing and swearing allegiance to the British if they were released?
proof of why we are an ungrateful nation
To the Congress gulam I challenge them to stay in Kalapani even for the 10 percentage of time that Savarkar was or be as inhumanely treated as Bhagat Singh and then comment about such braveheart.
As for me I am ready to stay in jail with similar conditions as was provided to Nehru and Gandhi.
Accept the challenge and show your allegiance.
I proudly say I love Savarkar.
Go through one interview of Sampath on his book and you've gone through them all. The same reference-points, same examples, almost in the same words, repeated ad nauseum...
Here after watching apple vision pro unboxing 😅
De di hame aazadi
Bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamal 🤔
बकलोली
For the algorithm
Were you farting at 34:20
Did he just say ARSE AWARD at 0:50?? Lmao
Muslim appeasement overstretched.
We truly are one such ungrateful nation. The so called libertarians sobbing over removal of Mughal history from history text books just don't have the spine to acknowledge what people went through to get independence. I strive to learn more about the true history and not the one manipulated by so called Brit bred minds.
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Just like Gandhi supported British in ww1
Why are you saying Nehru was a bootlicker?
Stop your overacting burbaka kushal
Good attempt. Everyone knows the amount of funds diverted to create these kind of narratives. The host is a joke. And, Vikram himself is not talking with conviction when the petition subject comes-up.
@V B In addition, These are the same people who'll file petitions for Memon and Kasab. This is their love for the nation.
Lol ! I'd rather watch ben sharpio than hear these guys justify savarkar
Vikram was talking about the ungrateful people like you. You are a disgrace to mankind. If don't u want to hear, please don't. No need specify that.
@@shekarnt ya as this is a public platform i can express my views you cant decide what i can say or not we all know how ungrateful savarkar was 😂 gimme a break
@@sherlock3478 I too have expressed my views about the unnecessary expression of views.
@@shekarnt ya then dont use the words like 'dont' .its a command
@@sherlock3478 plz don't tell anyone "don't use the words like don't".it's a command
Veer apologizer.
@Coffee Flush apologizer.
Oh if Veer Savarkar apologized British & sided with them, then what about congress slavery that in the both World wars, congress easily allowed Our soldiers to die in foreign wars, what about discrediting Netaji Bose INA STRUGGLE in WW2
Bootlicking western slavery mindset of congress didn't let India free, it was early Revolutionaries efforts & finally the RIN MUTINY inspired from INA under Bose which dreaded British in 1947 to flee from the Indian shore...
Just read about letters of the then British PM C.ATLEEY on Gandhi vs Bose....
@@nickbytes Nabha jail ka naam suna hai?
Nehru was getting soft punishment. If he would have been given 50 years kalapani
then the litmus would have been tested. And someone dies inside a prison without putting effort to come out - that can not be called bravery. Fighting for survival is called bravery.
Nehru was getting soft punishment. If he would have been given 50 years kalapani
then the litmus would have been tested. And someone dies inside a prison without putting effort to come out - that can not be called bravery. Fighting for survival is called bravery.
Stopped listening around 30 minutes, when excessive hand-wringing about the cruelty of kalapani started, and it distracted and devalued the message. Two things. First, cellular Jail wasn't a holiday resort. British were sending people there TO SUFFER, the point of torture being the pain. You guys were reviewing a jackhammer and cribbing that it breaks stones and makes noise. Second (and not that there should be a competition about this, but if there was, kalapani would only be an average cruelty score) compare kalapani to siberian gulags or Devil's Island ("the world's harshest prison") where french did the torturing. Or Vasco's torture. Zara perspective rakho.
I think the point is that the other congress political prisoners weren’t tortured as much. In fact Nehru wrote books in jail. He’s not comparing this to Siberia. Again, the point is that the British were seriously concerned with Savarkars methods and hence wanted to set an example for his type of freedom fighters