SAVARKAR’S  PHILOSOPHY  OF  HINDU  RASHTRA  :  an  analysis

V.D . Savarkar was a heroic and patriot man of wisdom as well as a humanist whom the world needs today very badly. Born on 28^th May 1883 Sawarkar fuelled the patriotic zeal among people by empowering the nation culturally, morally, and spiritually. His concept of Hindu rashtra stands for unification of whole nation through the bond of humanism, unity, brotherhood ,spirituality, and above all the bond of ‘dharma’ which sustains and holds us. He observed that Hindutva is not a word but a history. Not only the spiritual or religious history of our people as at times it is mistaken to be by being confounded with the other cognate term Hinduism, but a history in full. Hinduism is only a derivative, a fraction , a part of Hindutva .Hindutva is not identical with what is vaguely indicated by the term Hinduism. By an ‘ism’ it is generally meant a theory or a code more or less based on spiritual or religious dogma or system. But when we attempt to investigate into the essential significance of Hindutva we do not primarily- and certainly not mainly – concern ourselves with any particular theocratic or religious dogma or creed .

       

  Savarkar had a very broad vision of visualising the world. According to him there is no conflict between Hindutva and nationalism. He said: A Hindu patriot worth the name can’t but be an Indian patriot as well. To the Hindus, Hindustan being the fatherland and Holy land, the love they bear to Hindustan is boundless. He was against orthodoxy. He favoured inter caste dinners and said how lord Krishna dined Vidura, the son of a maidservant. He also said untouchability is a blot on humanity.

   Savarkar preached the doctrine of universal peace and universal brotherhood. He rightly remarked “Before you destroy anything, you must know what you are going to construct in its place.” Also, he favoured “One country one God, one caste, one mind, brothers all of us without difference without doubt”. He further strengthened his philosophy of unification of all human beings through constructive and creative cultural energy. He said: “ We believe in an universal state embracing all mankind and wherein all men women would be citizen working for and enjoying equally , the fruits of this earth and this sun, this land and this light which constitute the real Motherland and Fatherland of man. All other divisions and distinctions are artificial.”

     

The very beauty of his personality was courage and pride on his cultural heritage which is lacking  today. Either we just ignore our philosophy or sideline it due to lust for power or psychophancy. His concept of Hindu rashtra should not be given any communal colour. It was only to construct a community which comprehended its cultural philosophy and took pride on it. Thus Hindu philosophy believes in the principle of communitarian values rather than individualistic attitude which will narrow the horizon of human beings. Its only due to over enhancement of pseudosecularism for political gains that we have still not been able to establish the glorious Hindu Rashtra due to which we are not gaining inner peace and contentment. Its result is clearly seen in the form of various evils like NAXALISM, degradation of social and cultural values as well as the prevalent social pollution. If we really want to empower India, we need to live with with Savarkar’s pious patriotic zeal.