
Product Description
Savarkar, Part 2: A Contested Legacy, 1924–1966 by Vikram Sampath is the second volume of the author’s biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, focusing on the period after his release from prison through the final decades of his life.
What the biography examines
Drawing on archival research, Sampath discusses Savarkar’s political activity, ideology, organizations, public controversies, relationships with other political figures, and the debates surrounding his role in twentieth-century Indian history.
For readers
A detailed biographical work on a highly contested historical figure. Readers may find it useful to compare Sampath’s interpretation with other scholarship and perspectives on Savarkar, Hindu nationalism, Gandhi-era politics, and modern Indian history.
Pages: 712
Publication: 2021


