The Abhinav Bharat Society was established as an overtly revolutionary organization in 1904, by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar while at Fergusson College in Pune, India. Cutting acrss the independence movement in India, it was originally called “Mitra Mela” and ran branches across India and London with the intent of overthrowing British rule through an armed revolution.
Key details:
- The Society was founded in 1904 as a secret society and had branched throughout India and to London. It was originally called “Mitra Mela” when Vinayak Savarkar was a student at Fergusson College in Pune.
- The Society operated as a group preparing for an armed revolution, engaged in actions involving the assassination of British officials, and led to the imprisonment of the Savarkar brothers.
- The actions of the Society caused consequences for British government , including the assassination of Lt. Col. William Curzon-Wyllie, the Society was disbanded formally (notifying members) in 1952.
- The writings by Vinayak Savarkar such as “History of the War of Indian Independence”, and “Mazzini Charitra” denoted the Society’s philosophies and revolutionary stance.
