Shyamji Krishna Varma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary.
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- He was born on October 4, 1857 in Mandvi, Gujarat, and passed away on this day in 1930, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Shyamji Krishna Varma was a freedom fighter who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, The Indian Sociologist and India House in London.
- He was a barrister in London and was later barred from practicing for being critical of the colonial government.
- Varma also taught Sanskrit at Oxford University.
- 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 Housein London.
- Verma also served as the Divan of a number of states in India.
