The Chapekar Brothers

Source: IESubject: History Context: On June 22, 1897, the three Chapekar brothers executed the assassination of British official Walter Charles Rand in Pune to avenge colonial atrocities committed during the bubonic plague. The Chapekar Brothers About The Chapekar Brothers: Who They Are? The Chapekar brothers—Damodar Hari Chapekar (28), Balkrishna Hari Chapekar (24), and Vasudeo Hari …

Veer Savarkar:

GS Paper 1: Syllabus: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.   Context: May 28th 2022 marked the 139th birth anniversary of Veer Savarkar.   Who is Veer Savarkar? Born on May 28, 1883 in Bhagur, a city in Maharashtra’s Nashik. Nationalism and social …

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar:

GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.   Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Context: Veer Savarkar was born on May 28, 1883, at Bhagur village of Nashik district in Maharashtra and died on February 26, 1966, in Mumbai.   Things you …

Veer Savarkar:

GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.   Context: Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Uday Mahurkar recently said the era of V D Savarkar, known as the architect of Hindutva ideology, has already set in in India and that his …