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News: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid homage to the brave son of Mother India, Shyamji Krishna Varma, on his death anniversary.
About Shyamji Krishna Verma
- Shyamji Krishna Verma was born in a poor family on 4th October, 1857 at Mandvi village of Kutch District in Gujarat.
- He lost his mother during early childhood.
- He had his primary education in the village school at Mandvi and secondary education at Bhuj.
- He acquired a deep knowledge of Sanskrit for which he was awarded the title of ‘Pandit’.
- Wife: He was married to Bhanumati, the daughter of a rich merchant, Seth Chhabildas Lalubhai of Bombay in 1875.
- Influences: He was greatly influenced by Swami Dayanand Saraswati and became the first President of Bombay Arya Samaj.
- Contribution in freedom struggle
- Indian Sociologist: He started the publication of a monthly ‘Indian Sociologist’ which became a vehicle of revolutionary ideas.
- Indian Home Rule Society: In February 1905, he established the Indian Home Rule Society to raise his voice against British domination in India.
- India House: He established ‘India House’ in London to help Indians visiting England.
- Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh, Lala Hardayal, Biren Chattopadhyaya and V.V.S. Iyer were some of the beneficiaries of ‘India House’.
- Death: He died in Geneva, Switzerland on 30 March 1930.
- Tributes: Tributes were paid to him by Bhagat Singh and other inmates in Lahore Jail where they were undergoing a long-term drawn-out trial.
- Maratha, an English daily newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak paid tribute to him.
