Maiden ‘Veer SavarkarSamman’ Award conferred on noted writer and historian VikramSampath Mysore/Mysuru: Acclaimed writer and Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa has rubbished all the negative and false publicity against Hindu nationalist Veer Savarkar as a pack of lies and propaganda by vested interests who have refused to accept true history. “They have propagated lies…
Mysore/Mysuru: Pro- Hindu activist Chakravarty Sulibele has called the Congress-led State Government a ‘Hitler Government’ alleging that an attempt was made to stop the presentation ceremony of ‘Veer Savarkar Samman’ Award at Karnataka State Open University’s (KSOU) Convocation Hall. “It is barely a week since the new Congress Government is in place but a bid…
Mysore/Mysuru: The eight-day Veer Savarkar Rath Yatra, organised by Veer Savarkar Pratishtana, Mysuru, which was launched from Mysuru on Aug.23, concluded on Aug.30. Addressing the valedictory of the Yatra at Vidyashankar Kalyana Mantapa here on Tuesday, Pratishtana President Yashaswini said that the Yatra covered a total distance of 2,000 kms, travelling across the districts of…
Eight-day Yatra to spread social messages of Savarkar in rural parts of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) launched the eight-day (Aug. 23 to 30) Veer Savarkar Rath Yatra organised by Veer Savarkar Pratishtana, Mysuru, by offering floral tributes to the portrait of freedom fighter Veer…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 137th birth anniversary of Freedom Fighter Veer Savarkar and the 15th anniversary of Veer Savarkar Yuva Balaga, was celebrated at a function held at Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises in Sri Tripura Bhyravi Mutt, Shivarampet, in city this morning. Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, who was the chief guest, inaugurated the function by lighting…
MP Pratap Simha wants Savarkar’s name for Yelahanka Flyover Mysore/Mysuru: Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, who visited Suttur Mutt and Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram in city this morning, sought the blessings of both the Seers. The Minister, after seeking the blessings of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, launched the Edu Kaushal App developed by…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister Sidddharamaiah has courted controversy by saying that Veer Savarkar was not a freedom fighter. Speaking at a seminar organised by the District Congress Committee on ‘Unconstitutional and Discriminatory CAA, NRC, NPR’ at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here yesterday, Siddharamaiah said that the British had jailed Veer Savarkar for…
On 15th of September, 2019, I attended a function arranged by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust at Hotel Southern Star where author and historian Vikram Sampath’s book on Veer Savarkar titled “Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883-1924” was released. After the function, I got an autographed book as a gift from the author with…
Title: Savarkar – Echoes from a Forgotten Past (1883-1924) Author: Vikram Sampath Pages: 735 Price : Rs. 799 Publisher: Penguin By U.B. Acharya Recently I attended a book release function at a well-known hotel in Mysuru. The release of the newly-published book, “Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past (1883-1924)” was organised by a local Book…
Bagalkot: The Maharashtra BJP has promised in its 2019 election manifesto that it would urge the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on the Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar if elected to power. However, there are certain parties and groups who have stepped up efforts to deny Savarkar this honour by reviving the three major charges that…
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