Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

Freedom Fighter

British Indian Bhagur, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)

Quick Info

ProfessionFreedom Fighter
NationalityBritish Indian
Date of Birth13/06/1879
Age65 years (died on 16, Mar, 1945)
BirthplaceBhagur, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Date of Death16/03/1945

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Bio/Wiki

Nickname
  • Babarao
  • Haritambhara

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Education qualificationSoon after completing his Marathi education, he left for Nashik to pursue higher education in English.

Personal Life

Place of DeathSangli, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Age (at the time of death)65 Years
Death CauseProlonged Illness
Zodiac signGemini
CasteChitpavan Brahmin

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)Married
Marriage dateYear, 1896
Family
Wife/SpouseYesubai Savarkar
ChildrenHis two children died in infancy.
Parents
FatherDamodarpant Savarkar
MotherRadhabai Savarkar
Siblings
Brothers
  • Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
  • Narayanrao Savarkar
SisterMainabai

Career

Famous forBeing an Indian Freedom Fighter and the brother of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Education qualificationSoon after completing his Marathi education, he left for Nashik to pursue higher education in English.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Babarao Savarkar motivated Indian youth to rebel against the British Raj by distributing weapons to them.
2. Ganesh Damodar Savarkar acquired bomb-making skills from Pandurang Bapat.
3. Babarao Savarkar played a role in the 1909 Nasik Conspiracy Case.
4. Ganesh Damodar Savarkar suffered from food poisoning in Andaman cellular jail.
5. Ganesh Damodar Savarkar was also linked to the 'Nasik Conspiracy Case' in 1909.
6. Ganesh Damodar Savarkar dedicated his efforts to promoting Hindu Society's ideologies.
7. Ganesh Damodar Savarkar was the founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society along with his brother Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
8. He was a political prisoner twice: first from 1909-1922 (including 1910-1921 in Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands), and second from 1933-1937, both times unconditionally released.
9. He led an armed movement against the British colonial government and was sentenced to transportation for life to the Andaman Islands in 1909 following the assassination of Nasik collector A. M. T. Jackson by Anant Laxman Kanhere.
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