Context: Recently, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to the great freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Verma on his death anniversary.
Meaning of the context: Shyamji Krishna Verma is remembered as a pioneer of the Indian revolutionary movement in Europe.
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- Shyamji Krishna Varma was a prominent freedom fighter, lawyer, scholar, and nationalist revolutionary during the Indian independence movement. He was a pioneer of Indian nationalism in Europe.
Key Facts & Contributions
- Born: 4 October 1857, Mandvi, Gujarat (Kutch region)
- Education: Studied Sanskrit and law; later went to Oxford University in England.
- Profession: Barrister; also appointed Diwan of a princely state in India for a short period.
Major Contributions:
- India House (1905, London): Founded India House, a hostel and hub for Indian students and revolutionaries in London. India House Became a center of nationalist and revolutionary activity abroad.
- The Indian Sociologist (1905): Started this monthly journal to promote nationalist ideas and expose British colonial rule. The British government banned its publication for spreading seditious content.
- Support to Revolutionaries:
- Mentored and supported Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Lala Har Dayal, and Madam Cama.
- Advocated armed revolution against British rule.
- Exile: Faced persecution in Britain; moved to Paris and later Switzerland, continuing his work in exile.
- Died in Geneva, Switzerland in 1930.
- In 2003, his ashes were brought back to India by the Government of Gujarat and enshrined at Kranti Teerth, Mandvi (Kutch).
Source : PIB