Talk:Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

There is a lot of misinformation here, almost like saying a zebra is an animal with polka dot skin and getting away with it without verification.

It is interesting that both the authors that provocated misleading and derogatory comments against Savarkar, a very important figure in Indian history can not spell the word ASSASSINATION.

Here is a definition of its root taken from dictionary.com :

as·sas·sin n.

1. One who murders by surprise attack, especially one who carries out a plot to kill a prominent person.
2. Assassin; A member of a secret order of Muslims who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders and others

The author who expanded on this section is a character assassin.

Where the world learned how to Assassinate

Actually the root of the word Assassin comes from the name of the Arab cleric Hassan I Sabbah who is the father of espionage, disguise and the spreading of false information.

Assasin in the Mahabharat

This mythological tale of blood, should take precedence, The hindus having the most ancient history were there first

Write History not opinions....

Actually I wanted to start this page to give the readers a knowledge about one of the leaders of India who contributed in the freedom struggle.But I suppose the whole concept of article has been changed and it looks as if the article is anti-sawarkar. I think we shouldn't write what others say about a person but what his life and contributions were. -- Tanul 06:25, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)

Feel free to edit the article to bring it to NPOV. By the way you can sign your posts to talk pages by typing ~~~~. -- Sundar 05:29, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)

Surprise, surprise!

I'm surprised to see all this misinformation stacked up on an article on wikipedia that should have the information and actual facts about this freedom fighter. 'What he's said' 'what the other guy has said may not necessarily be *facts*. Thats their opinions and things they claim true.

Take the issue of VD Savarkar not taking part in the hunger strike for example. It is known that he was in a serious health condition - thanks to the torture and so was advised not to take part in the hunger strike, though he started it. Savarkar himself admits the fact that he didn't take part in the hunger strike and also quotes the reasons in his Autobiography. But here, you've stated that he didn't take part in it, and the reason : why he didn't? - never care to mention, eh?

This is a totally one sided article, with texts copied from the copyrighted material of rediff articles that state the opinions of few individuals. Please correct the article.

P.S: If these things need to be mentioned, please mention it under the 'controversy' section, adding Mr. Chakravarthy's opinions and things he claims are true. But then please make sure you add what individuals keep saying about prominent personalities from time to time to make it to the headlines, on all wikipedia articles related to reknown people.

It's a wiki, be bold in editing; you are free to add content that is verifiable and is neutral point of view. -- Sundar (talk · contribs) 04:24, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)

Rewrite of the article

Is it possible to write the whole article on Savarkar again? This one is utterly biased and only spreads misinformation. I am ready to contribute on this.

I've been telling repeatedly: it's a wiki, be bold in editing; you are free to add content that is verifiable and is neutral point of view. -- Sundar (talk · contribs) 05:21, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)