11. 1. Which historical event (or events) is Savarkar writing about in his book? Why does it matter to Savarkar that the events of 1857 be classified as a war of independence?
Savarkar is writing about the Indian War of Independence of 1857. He wants it to be called the War of Independence because that’s exactly what it was; his forefathers fighting against the upper powers to claim independence they thought was rightfully theirs. He also wanted this entire event to be well documented in history. The only way this revolution can be known in the future was if it was written in history. He believed history was our "consciousness". If the revolution was known and documented/written about as a "war" for independence then it will be well known in history so future generations can learn from it.
No comments:
Post a Comment