About the Book : This volume provides new insights into the life and times of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, better known as Veer Savarkar. Giving a critical analysis of his interpretation of Indian history, it discusses at length his ideology of Hindutva and Hindu Rashtra, his concept of revolution, and his principle of relative non-violence. His role in the Hindu Mahasabha and his contribution towards India national movement have also been evaluated.

About the Author : Jai Narain Sharma (b. 1951) is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is also Hon. Director of Gandhi Bhawan; member of Board of Studies, Nagpur University, Nagpur and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi; member of Research Degree Committee of the Department of Political Science, H.P. University, Shimla: General Secretary of Indian Soviety of Gandhian Studies; and member on the Presidium of the Alliance for Sarvodaya. He regularly writes for leading newspapers, and has published more than hundred research papers in professional journals of repute. Dr. Sharma has many books to his credit including Gandhi's View of Political Power, "Economics of Defence: A Study of SAARC Countries", "Economic Thought of Mahatma Gandhi", "Human Resource Management", "Alternative Economics: Economics of Mahatma Gandhi and Globalisation", Power, Politics and Corruption: A Gandhian Solution and "Research Methodology: The Discipline and its Dimensions"