Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

Ganesh Damodar Savarkar
Born13 June 1879
Bhagur, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died16 March 1945(1945-03-16) (aged 65)
Sangli, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day India)
Other namesBabarao Savarkar
Known forIndian independence revolutionary, Political Prisoner (1909-1922; 1933-1937), Hindutva Activist
SpouseYasubai Savarkar
RelativesVinayak Damodar Savarkar (brother)

Ganesh Damodar Savarkar (13 June 1879 – 16 March 1945), also known as Babarao Savarkar, was an Indian Hindutva activist. He was the founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society along with Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, his younger brother. He was a political prisoner twice; first from 1909-1922 (of which 1910-1921 was spent in the Cellular Jail); and second from 1933-1937. Both times he was unconditionally released.

He was one of the first five founding members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindutva paramilitary organisation. He was also a member of the Hindu Mahasabha, a Hindu Nationalist political party.

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