{"id":359458,"date":"2026-03-31T11:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=359458"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:27:14","slug":"shyamji-krishna-verma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/shyamji-krishna-verma\/","title":{"rendered":"Shyamji Krishna Verma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid homage to the brave son of Mother India, Shyamji Krishna Varma, on his death anniversary.<\/p>\n<h2>About Shyamji Krishna Verma<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359461\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-359461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Kacchhh-University.jpg?resize=386%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shyamji Krishna Verma\" width=\"386\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Kacchhh-University.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Kacchhh-University.jpg?resize=1024%2C594&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Kacchhh-University.jpg?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Kacchhh-University.jpg?w=1254&amp;ssl=1 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; University of Kachchh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Shyamji Krishna Verma was born in a poor family on <strong>4th October, 1857<\/strong> at <strong>Mandvi village of Kutch District in Gujarat. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>He <strong>lost his mother<\/strong> during early childhood.<\/li>\n<li>He had his <strong>primary education<\/strong> in the <strong>village school at Mandvi<\/strong> and <strong>secondary education at Bhuj<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>He acquired a deep <strong>knowledge of Sanskrit<\/strong> for which he was <strong>awarded the title of &#8216;Pandit&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wife:<\/strong> He was <strong>married to Bhanumati<\/strong>, the daughter of a rich merchant, <strong>Seth Chhabildas Lalubhai of Bombay in 1875.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Influences:<\/strong> He was greatly influenced by <strong>Swami Dayanand Saraswati<\/strong> and became the <strong>first President of Bombay Arya Samaj.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contribution in freedom struggle<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indian Sociologist:<\/strong> He started the publication of a <strong>monthly &#8216;Indian Sociologist&#8217;<\/strong> which became a vehicle of <strong>revolutionary ideas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indian Home Rule Society:<\/strong> In February <strong>1905<\/strong>, he established the Indian Home Rule Society to <strong>raise his voice against British domination in India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India House:<\/strong> He established &#8216;India House&#8217; in <strong>London<\/strong> to <strong>help Indians visiting England.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Vinayak Damodar <strong>Savarkar<\/strong> and his brother <strong>Ganesh<\/strong>, <strong>Lala Hardayal, Biren Chattopadhyaya and V.V.S. Iyer<\/strong> were some of the beneficiaries of &#8216;India House&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Death:<\/strong> He died in <strong>Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong> on <strong>30 March 1930<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributes:<\/strong> Tributes were paid to him by <strong>Bhagat Singh and other inmates in Lahore Jail<\/strong> where they were undergoing a long-term drawn-out trial.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maratha<\/strong>, an <strong>English daily newspaper<\/strong> started by <strong>Bal Gangadhar Tilak paid tribute<\/strong> to him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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