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He was arrested in 1910 for his connections with the revolutionary group India House. Following a failed attempt to escape while being transported from Marseilles, Savarkar was sentenced to two life terms of imprisonment totaling fifty years and was moved to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but released in 1921.

Serving as the president of the Hindu Mahasabha, Savarkar endorsed the ideal of India as a Hindu Rashtra and opposed the Quit India struggle in 1942, calling. it a "Quit India but keep your army" movement

The Malabar Rebellion, or the Mappila Rebellion was an armed uprising by the Mappila peasants in 1921 against the British authority in the Malabar region of South India. It began as a reaction to crackdown against the Khilafat Movement by the British in the Eranad and Valluvanad taluks. The peasants took control of various government offices, police stations, courts and important buildings.

Kakori conspiracy was a robbery that took place in a train at the town of Kakori, about 10 miles northwest of Lucknow. The robbery was executed to get money for weaponry and carry out revolutionary activities against the British. The mastermind behind the Kakori train dacoity was Ramprasad Bismil. Other members included Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, etc.

During the Freedom struggle, some of the radicals set themselves for armed revolution.They were called as Revolutionary Nationalists. Vasudev Balavant Phadke was the first among the revolutionaries who formed secret organization. Damodar and Balakrishna Chapekar brothers were the intimate associates of this secret organization. Both of them were arrested and hanged till death. The other noteworthy revolutionaries of the nation were Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Khudiram Bose, Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh. Khudiram was the first martyr to be hanged in the history of Indian freedom struggle (1908). At that time his age was just 19 years. V. D Savarkar setup a secret organisation called Mitramela in 1899.

Kakori conspiracy was a robbery that took place in a train at the town of Kakori, about 10 miles northwest of Lucknow. The robbery was executed to get money for weaponry and carry out revolutionary activities against the British. It was planned and performed by Hindustan Republic Association. The members who executed it were Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, etc.

Jayaprakash Narayan was born in 1902 CE in Bihar. He completed his higher education in American Universities for more than seven years. While studying in America, he became familiar with Socialist philosophy. On returning to India, he joined Congress as per the guidance of Nehru. He entered politics in 1974 and called for Total Revolution.As a result of this movement, the Janatha Party came to power. He was fondly called as Loknayak by the people.  

Jayaprakash Narayan was born in 1902 CE in Bihar. He completed his higher education in American Universities for more than seven years. While studying in America, he became familiar with Socialist philosophy. On returning to India, he joined Congress as per the guidance of Nehru. 

British historians have considered the 1857 struggle of Indians as a mere Sepoy Mutiny. But Indian national historians declared it as a great revolt of the people and called it The First War of Indian Independence. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was the first among those who called it the first war of Indian independence. Even Pattabhi Sitaramaiah stated it as the first war of Indian independence. It was a combined effort of almost all the communities of the nation.

Veer Savarkar was a revolutionary nationalist born on 28th May 1883. Savarkar's revolutionary activities began while studying in India and England, where he was associated with the India House and founded student societies including Abhinav Bharat Society and the Free India Society, as well as publications espousing the cause of complete Indian independence by revolutionary means. Savarkar published The Indian War of Independence about the Indian rebellion of 1857 that was banned by British authorities. He was arrested in 1910 for his connections with the revolutionary group India House. Following a failed attempt to escape while being transported from Marseilles, Savarkar was sentenced to two life terms of imprisonment totaling fifty years and was moved to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but released in 1921.