Final Review: Savarkar

9. (206) What is Savarkar’s problem with English historians?

Savarkar's problem with English historians is that "their prejudiced eye could not or would not see the root principle of the Revolution." Savarkar writes that these historians have many misleading and unjust ideas about the Revolutionary War in India in 1857. This is because English historians have always ignored truth - "it is against their interests to admit the truth." Savarkar argues that the English spread rumors about the war, which caused an Indian writer to spread the idea, who Savarkar claims to be inspired by "English history and English money." And because of this, people started believing this, and soon, "like a procession of blind men, a company of inconsiderate fools arose, and rebellion broke out." Savarkar believes that if one had read the work of English historian closely and think about the matter, they would too see how ridiculous the work of these historians are.