Shyamji krishna verma biography in gujarati seradi
Shyamji made his debut in Indian politics by publishing the first issue of his English monthly, The Indian Sociologist , an organ and of political, social and religious reform. This was an assertive, ideological monthly aimed at inspiring mass opposition to British rule, which stimulated many intellectuals to fight for the independence of India.
The first meeting, held at his Highgate home, unanimously decided to found The Indian Home Rule Society with the object of:. As many Indian students faced racist attitudes when seeking accommodations, he founded India House as a hostel for Indian students, based at 65, Cromwell Avenue, Highgate. Swinney of the London Positivist Society , Mr.
The institution of this India House means a great step in that direction of Indian growth and Indian emancipation, and some of those who are here this afternoon may live to witness the fruits of its triumphant success. His resolution on India received an enthusiastic ovation from the entire conference. Shyamji's activities in England aroused the concern of the British government: He was disbarred from Inner Temple and removed from the membership list on 30 April for writing anti-British articles in The Indian Sociologist.
Most of the British press were anti—Shyamji and printed several allegations against him and his newspaper. He defended them boldly. The Times referred to him as the "Notorious Krishnavarma". Many newspapers criticised the British progressives who supported Shyamji and his view. His movements were closely watched by the British secret service, so he decided to shift his headquarters to Paris , leaving India House in charge of Vir Savarkar.
Shyamji left Britain secretly before the government tried to arrest him. He arrived in Paris in early to continue his work. The British government tried to have him extradited from France without success as he gained the support of many top French politicians. Shyamji's work in Paris helped gain support for Indian Independence from European countries.
He agitated for the release of Savarker and acquired great support all over Europe and Russia. In his presence became an embarrassment as French politicians had invited King George V to Paris to set a final seal on the Entente Cordiale. Shyamji foresaw this and shifted his headquarters to Geneva. Here the Swiss government imposed political restrictions during the entire period of World War I.
He kept in touch with his contacts, but he could not support them directly. He spent time with Dr. Briess, president of the Pro India Committee in Geneva, whom he later discovered was a paid secret agent of the British government. He offered a sum of 10, francs to the League of Nations to endow a lectureship to be called the President Woodrow Wilson Lectureship for the discourse on the best means of acquiring and safe guarding national independence consistently with freedom, justice, and the right of asylum accorded to political refugees.
It is said that the league rejected his offer due to political pressure from British government. A similar offer was made to the Swiss government which was also turned down. He offered another lectureship at the banquet given by Press Association of Geneva where journalists and celebrities, including the presidents of Swiss Federation and the League of Nations.
Shyamji's offer was applauded on the spot but nothing came of it. Shyamji was disappointed with the response and he published all his abortive correspondence on this matter in the next issue of the Sociologist appearing in December , after a lapse of almost six years. He published two more issues of Indian Sociologist in August and September , before ill health prevented him continuing.
He died in hospital at p. Here in Mumbai, he acquired the knowledge of Sanskrit language in great depth from Shashtri Vishvanath and mastered the language. In Shyamaji Krishna Varma got married to a daughter of a wealthy businessman. Her name was Bhanumati and hailed from the Bhatia community. He in contact with Swami Dayananda Saraswati, who was a nationalist, a radical reformer and an exponent of Vedas.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of Arya Samaj. Shyamji Krishna Varma became his disciple and was soon found conducting lectures on Vedic Philosophy and Religion. In , Shyamji toured all over India propagating the philosophy of Vedas. These tours secured him a great public recognition all over India and many prominent scholars admired him for his knowledge and speeches.
Such great was the influence of Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his life that his work was being remarked and applauded by all. He soon moved forward to associate with Bombay Arya Samaj. In he was sent by the Secretary of State for India to represent the learning of his country at Berlin Congress of Orientalists. There he not only read his own paper on the subject of "Sanskrit as a Living Language of India", but also he read and translated a patriotic Sanskrit poem sent by RamDas Sena, a learned Zamindar of Behrampur.
It is believed that this recital of patriotic poem might have created the spark of patriotism in Shyamji Krishna Varma. In , he cleared his B. The presentation was very well received and as a consequence he was elected a non-resident member of the society. In he returned to India, enrolled himself as an advocate of Bombay High Court and started his practice.
He later moved on and served for a short time as Diwan of Ratlam. His ill health made him retire early from this post with some gratuity for his service - which he invested in to cotton press mills to earn assured income. After a short period of stay in Bombay now Mumbai , he settled in Ajmer which was also the headquarters of his Guru, Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
He started practicing at the British Court in Ajmer and earned his fame as an advocate. During his stay here, he became a member of the Municipality of Ajmer city, and also served as Diwan of Ajmer. He also served the Maharaja of Udaipur as a council member from to followed by the position of Diwan of Junagadh State. Somewhere in , a bitter experience with a British agent shook his faith in the British rule.
He was moved to dedicate the rest of his life to fight the British rule. This was one of the first Indian-only organisations which were established to bring forth political discussions about the welfare of the nation and encouraged the participation of students and activists to bring about a loyalist discussion about independence.
Shyamji krishna verma biography in gujarati seradi
Eventually, when Varma moved to Paris in the year it led way to the establishment of Abhinav Bharat Mandal led by Savarkar and aimed to reestablish the power dynamics and power within the nation of India. Back in the day several Indian students went to England to study and were on the receiving end of several racist attitudes and bullying which proved to be detrimental for their stay.
To tackle this problem, Shyamji Krishna Varma established the India House which enabled hostel facilities and services to the Indian students only to ensure their stay over there in exchange for ensuring that they take up no jobs offered by the British government. The place also acted as a hotbed for discussions regarding the absolute independence of India and discussions about the arrests that are taking place imbibing a sense of nationalism among the students.
In Shyamji Krishna Varma reached Paris and played a pivotal role in garnering support from the European nations of the Indian nationalist movement as he travelled to Paris. His last two issues of The Indian Sociologist came out in the year before his health deteriorated and he passed away on 30th March Shyamji Krishna Varma in his own capacity refuted the British government and brought about a wave in the national revolutionaries who tackled the British government headfirst.
Shyamji Krishna Varma made prior settings with the local St Georges Graveyard of Switzerland and the Swiss government before his death that the ashes of his and his wife were to be handed over to India whenever it got Independence. Shyamji Krishna Varma on the postal stamp of India issued in At a meeting on Monday 9 November , the Benchers of the Inner Temple decided that Varma should be reinstated as a member of the Inn in recognition of the fact that the cause of Indian home rule, for which he fought, was not incompatible with membership of the bar and that by modern standards he did not receive an entirely fair hearing.
Patrick Maddams, a subordinate of the Inner Temple stated on this incident that Shyamji Krishna Varma was not a criminal and was a true nationalist. The vote to reinstate Varma was unanimous. He may have been a nationalist but he was not a terrorist.