Veer Savarkar staged an attempt to escape from the steamship SS Morea and seek asylum in France while the ship was docked in the port of Marseilles. He was sentenced to Kaala Pani or cellular jail, where he faced inhuman British atrocities. After his release from the cellular jail in 1921, Veer Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri jail in 1922. He dedicated rest of his life for social reforms and welfare of the people who were looked down upon post his release from the Ratnagiri jail.

Born on 28th May 1883 in Bhagur, district Nasik, Maharashtra, Veer Savarkar was an activist, a political leader and a revolutionary writer. His book called The Indian War of Independence about the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was banned by the British. He along with his brother formed the Abhinav Bharat society, under the pretext of which he influenced revolutionaries against the British. In 1910, Savarkar was arrested by the British government and was ordered to be extradited to India for his connections with India House. On the voyage back to India, Savarkar attempted something which was beyond anyone’s imagination.

Chimaji Appa laid a siege to capture Vasai Fort. He strategically cut off supplies to the Vasai Fort and made his way towards the fort by digging tunnels against all odds. He was finally successful and in May 1739. The Portuguese faced heavy casualties and losses and ultimately had to surrender.