Veer Savarkar

Chronology of Life
(28 May 1883 - 26 Feb 1966)
www.savarkar.org

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28 May 1883 Born in Bhagur, a tiny village in Dist. Nasik, Maharashtra

1892 Lost his mother Radhabai
1898 Took an oath before the family deity to conduct armed revolt against
British Rule
09 Sep 1898 Lost his father Damodarpant
01 Jan 1900 Founded Mitra Mela, a secret revolutionary society
01 Mar 1901 Married Yamuna (Mai)
19 Dec 1901 Passed Matriculation examination
24 Jan 1902 Joined Fergusson College, Pune
May 1904 Founded Abhinav Bharat - A revolutionary organisation
Nov 1905 Organised the first public bonfire of foreign clothes in Pune
Dec 1905 Passed B.A. examination
Jun 1906 Left for London
10 May 1907 Celebrated Golden Jubilee of Indian War of Independence 1857 in
London
Jun 1907 Wrote the book “Joseph Mazzini” which was later published by
 Babarao Savarkar
1908 Wrote 'Indian War of Independence 1857'. It was secretly published in
Holland
May 1909 Passed Bar-at-Law examination, but granting of permission to
practice was denied
01 July 1909 Madanlal Dhingra shot dead Curzon Wyllie in London
24 Oct 1909 Vijayadashmi celebrated under the Chairmanship of Gandhi at India
House, London
13 Mar 1910 Arrested on arrival in London from Paris
08 Jul 1910 Epic escape through the port hole of SS Morea while being taken to
India
24 Dec 1910 Awarded Transportation for Life
31 Jan 1911 Awarded Transportation for Life for the second time, the only person
in the history of the British Empire to have received it twice
04 Jul 1911 Entered the Cellular Jail, Andamans
April 1919 Yesuvahini, the wife of his elder brother passed away
21 May 1921 Both brothers brought back to the Indian mainland
1921-1923 Lodged at Alipore and Ratnagiri Jails
06 Jan 1924 Released from Yerawada Prison and interned in Ratnagiri on
condition that he would not participate in politics
07 Jan 1925 Daughter Prabhat was born
10 Jan 1925 A new weekly “Shraddhanand” launched in memory of Swami
Shraddhanandji of Arya Samaj
Mar 1925 Dr. Hedgewar, who was to found the RSS later, met Savarkar
01 Mar 1927 Gandhi called on Savarkar at Ratnagiri
17 Mar 1928 Son Vishwas was born
16 Nov 1930 First interdining organized as a part of social reform campaign
Feb 1931 Instrumental in establishment of Patitpavan Mandir open to all
Hindus
25 Feb 1931 Presided over Bombay Presidency Untouchability Eradication
Conference
26 Apr 1931 Chairman of the Somvanshi Mahar Parishad in the premises of
Patitpavan Mandir
17 Sep 1931 Arranged programmes such as keertan by a person belonging to the
bhangi caste, interdining of 75 ladies as a part of social reform
campaign
22 Sep 1931 Prince of Nepal, Hem Bahadur Samsher Singh called on Savarkar
10 May 1937 Unconditional release from internment at Ratnagiri
10 Dec 1937 Elected as President of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha at its 19th
Session at Karnavati (Ahmedabad) and continued to be re-elected
President for the next seven years
15 Apr 1938 Elected as President of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
01 Feb 1939 Started unarmed resistance against the Nizam of Bhaganagar
(Hyderabad)
22 Jun 1941 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose called on Savarkar
25 Dec 1941 Bhagalpur struggle
May 1943 Public felicitations on the occasion of 61st birth anniversary
14 Aug 1943 University of Nagpur conferred Honorary D.Litt. on Savarkar
05 Nov 1943 Elected president of Marathi Natya Sammelan at Sangli
16 Mar 1945 Elder brother Babarao passed away
19 Apr 1945 Presided over All India Princely States Hindu Sabha Conference at
Baroda (Gujarat)
08 May 1945 Daughter Prabhat married at Pune
Apr 1946 Bombay Government lifted ban on Savarkar’s literature
15 Aug 1947 Hoisted both Bhagwa and Tricolour Flags on Savarkar Sadanto
celebrate India's independence
05 Feb 1948 Arrested under the Preventive Detention Act after Gandhi's murder
10 Feb 1949 Acquitted in Gandhi Murder Trial
19 Oct 1949 Youngest brother Dr. Narayanrao Savarkar passed away
Dec 1949 Inaugurated Calcutta session of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
04 Apr 1950 Was arrested and detained in Belgaum jail on the eve of arrival of
Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali in Delhi
May 1952 Public function held at Pune to announce the dissolution of
 Abhinav Bharat, the revolutionary society having achieved its aim of
freeing India
Feb 1955 Presided over Silver Jubilee celebrations of Patitpavan Mandir at
Ratnagiri
23 Jul 1955 Was the Chief Speaker at Lokmanya Tilak Centenary Celebrations in
Pune
10 Nov 1957 Main speaker at the Centenary Celebrations of the Indian War of
Independence 1857 held in New Delhi
28 May 1958 Accorded a civic reception by Greater Bombay Municipal Corporation
on the occasion of his Diamond Jubilee
08 Oct 1959 University of Pune conferred honorary D. Litt. at his residence
24 Dec 1960 Mrityunjay Divas celebration- a day set down for the release of
Savarkar after completing the sentences of 2 Transportation for Life
15 Apr 1962 Sri Prakash, Governor of Bombay called upon Savarkar at his
residence to pay his respects
29 May 1963 Hospitalized for a fracture in the leg
08 Nov 1963 Savarkar’s wife Yamuna passed away
Sep 1965 Taken seriously ill
01 Feb 1966 Takes a decision to fast unto death
26 Feb 1966 10.30 a.m., at the age of 83, Savarkar left his mortal coil
27 Feb 1966 Cremation at the electric crematorium, the final salute given by 2500
uniformed swayamsevaks of the RSS and millions of admirers across
the country