Every Indian should watch this film to know the unparalleled might of a lost freedom fighter named “Vinayak Damodar Savarkar” .. who was so powerful that he could make an entire British empire tremble with sheer utterance of his name… so much so that the Britishers wrongly sentenced him for Kala Pani (double life imprisonment in Port Blair) for having him so far away from them that they never had to deal with him again.. but even the thick walls of prison could not stop this great freedom fighter..
Savarkar was a smart strategist. The Britishers ruled upon us very strategically, by breaking our beliefs in our rich cultural history and mocking upon everything that was so real to us, they made us emotionally weak. It was like cutting down the roots of a tall tree so that it falls down. And so we needed someone educated and intellectually capable to challenge this enemy, a strategist like Savarkar. He was both Intelligent & fearless, he chose London itself to headquarter his fight against the unjust rule of Brits. So that he could learn from the enemy himself how to exactly counter him. While in London he Studied British law to challenge them for their unjust actions using their own laws. He attacked the enemy from multiple sides .. from one side through his books he inspired many other freedom fighters..so that our broken belief in ourselves could be brought back. He used the power of his pen, and his books to inspire citizens. On the other side he also supported Indian freedom fighters militarily by sending them guns from England. And later a recipe for manufacturing bombs. Which enabled our freedom fighters to create fear in our enemies minds.
If it wasn’t for brave heart heroes like Savarkar, Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Subhash Chadra bose and many others like them who took the path of weapons, freedom of our country would not have been possible.. so to give the entire credit to one philosophy of Gandhi ji is a great exaggeration. But isn’t that the 90% we learned in our school books, that the Gandhian philosophy got us our freedom..
How come the Indian History text books conveniently omitted Veer Savarkar from the chapters which talked about the freedom struggle of India? Why did Veer Savarkar did not play a significant role in nation building in the independent India despite his invaluable contributions towards freedom movement ? Why was he put behind bars for hundred days in Independent India? Why was he wrongly framed for Gandhi Ji’s murder?? Many questions have arisen in my heart after watching this film .. how much we Indians have been numbed to our own past.. ? did our country really become free of the intellectual slavery in 1947 or some other rulers continued to rule upon us in garb of false morality & ethics to suit their own interests .. ??? Questions to ponder upon for all of us..
Grateful to Randeep Hooda the writer, director and producer of this film for bringing to life one of the bravest forgotten freedom fighter of India. We owe it to our present and future generation to know and get inspired by our real history. Whitewashing history for me is the greatest crime because Itihaas means – “narrated as it happened” and only then it can be referred to look and learn from.., isn’t it!
Every Indian citizen “Do watch this movie” , we owe it to Veer Savarkar.
Satyameva Jayate. (High time Indians live by this core value)
It must have needed the courage of a Manekshaw to stand tall by the slogan of Satyamev Jayate to speak that which was buried under the rubbles of power politics ..
Ms. Vasudha Jhunjhunwala holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. She is associated with the Art of Living since year 2000. Born and brought up in a pink city Jaipur, Rajasthan she currently resides in Amchi Mumbai with her family. For nearly a decade, Vasudha has inspired more than 10,000 youths with her teachings and social work. She has undertaken various projects and has been an instrument of change for its success. Juggling between home and work, in her spare time Vasudha likes to paint, write poems, learn music and play badminton. She is a Social Worker, Entrepreneur, State Coordinator of The Art of Living, Student of Sanskrit & Classical Music, Writer, Homemaker, Mother, Meditation Teacher, Public Speaker, Recipient of CSO-2014 award by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and has travelled in 30 Countries.
She is a quintessential deshbhakt. It is difficult to match her youthful Energy.
Vasudha is extremely passionate about her initiatives. One of the most successful projects lead by her was the ‘Vote For a Better India’ - A campaign that facilitated the voter registration process and lead to 5 lakh citizens new voter registration across India in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Bringing more awareness to the people in the community she began the initiative ‘Mind your Vehicle’ - A project to sensitize citizens towards traffic discipline with 2000 volunteers in Mumbai. The project saw good media coverage. She was also the founding member of ‘Save Aarey’ project. In this project more than 300 volunteers cleared 5-truck loads of garbage from Aarey colony. With an aim to instill a sense of responsibility and nationalism among the youth, she has spearheaded several initiatives that included women’s safety drives, blood donation drives, cleanliness drives at railway stations and sea-shores, health and hygiene awareness camps and others.
Often people ask her what made her belief so strong to walk the spiritual path. She affirms that, “just like the light house guides the ship through darkness of night, our conscience guides us through decisions of life. For a smooth sail, just listen to it!”
The drought in Maharashtra had led to an increasing number of farmer suicides and Vasudha decided to contribute towards River Rejuvenation Project in the state. She along with her team revived around 22kms of Manjara river. The river Manjara rejuvenation in Latur District benefited 5 lakh villagers in its vicinity. Vasudha was also a part of the Solar Lamp Project. She was the catalyst in the distribution of solar lamps to flood-hit villagers in Orissa during Fani.
Her courage and valour gives her the skill to bring out the right perspective in every project she undertakes. Worry or Uncertainty are not words she rhymes with, Vasudha believes that’s Spiritual knowledge shields the flame of life from the winds of uncertainties. Vasudha is currently working on Project Pavitra. Since its inception this year, the project has imparted menstrual hygiene education to more than 2000 young girls in BMC schools and it aims to reach out to many more. She is also the founding member of SORT Club - Student's organization for Reform and Transformation. The club is now operational in 10 colleges in Mumbai. The project aims to remove the menace of substance abuse from the colleges of India. Vasudha is also working on a Happy Neighbourhood Project. The project aims to establish Happiness centers in societies to make societies stress-free.
If you meet her once, you would know that she has a very charming, intuitive, and jovial personality, her ideas and thoughts are ahead of it’s time. Her ability to perceive something new and unique in every individual is what draws people to her company. She gives a very comfortable and cool vibe something young students connect to and find easy to talk and open up to her about their problems. Make impossible, possible is her mantra. Her sessions are filled with grit, humor, inspiration, and some awespiring wisdom. People feel rejuvenated, energetic, experience clarity of thoughts, immense love in their hearts after attending her Mind and Breathe Workshops.
Mysteries of life intrigues her and even though she has traveled in 30 countries she found her best place within. She, by herself is a ‘Happiness Express’ moving swiftly on the spiritual path.
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