Shyamji krishna varma short note
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Who was Shyamji Krishna Varma?
Considered as a staunch nationalist, Shyamji Krishna Varma founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London. The monthly Indian Sociologist became an outlet for nationalist ideas and through the Indian Home Rule Society, he criticised the British rule in India. Varma, who became the first President of Bombay Arya Samaj, was an admirer of Dayanand Saraswati, and he inspired Veer Savarkar who was a member of India House in London. Verma also served as the Divan of a number of states in India.
Born in 1857 in modern-day Gujarat, Varma completed his education in India, before moving on to teach Sanskrit at the Oxford University. Varma was a barrister in London, when in 1905 he was barred from practising law by the Inner Temple following charges of sedition for writing against the colonial government. The move was significant as the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four professional associations for barristers and judges in London. Varma was posthumously reinstated by the Inner Temple in 20
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Shyamji Krishna Verma Memorial
The British ruled over India for over two hundred years. They ruthlessly exploited India’s economic resources and mercilessly oppressed the people. Many individuals took on the might of the British to free India. Shyamji Krishna Varma chose to take this fight to British soil and made London his base.
Shyamji Krishna Varma was born on 4th October, 1857 in Mandvi town of Kachchh district of Gujarat. He was one of the foremost freedom fighters in the history of the freedom movement of India with high sense of patriotism and selfless service for the nation. He had organized a revolutionary center in “India House” at London and propagated the cause of India’s independence through his writings in his publication journal called The “Indian Sociologist”.
Shyamji Krishna Varma was not alone in his work. He was joined by many other great radical Indian Nationalists who were committed to free their motherland from the yoke of British rule. Many great revolutionaries made the supreme sacrifice and laid down their lives to see their cou
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Shyamji Krishna Varma
Indian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist
Pandit Shyamji Krishna Varma | |
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| Born | (1857-10-04)4 October 1857 Mandvi, Kutch State, British India |
| Died | 30 March 1930(1930-03-30) (aged 72) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Monuments | Kranti Teerth, Mandvi, Kutch |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Revolutionary, lawyer, journalist |
| Organizations | |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement |
| Spouse | Bhanumati (m. 1875) |
| Parent(s) | Karsan Bhanushali (Nakhua), Gomatibai |
Shyamji Krishna Varma (1 October 1857 – 30 March 1930) was an Indian revolutionary fighter,[1] an Indian patriot, lawyer and journalist who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London. A graduate of Balliol College, Krishna Varma was a noted scholar in Sanskrit and other Indian languages. He pursued a brief legal career in India and served as the Divan of a number of Indian princely states in India.[2] He had, however, diff
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