“View from Abroad: Who’s afraid of Veer Savarkar?”, First Post, July 23, 2023:

“Gray’s Inn in London is not a hotel. Founded in the 14th Century, it is one of the four ancient ‘Inns of Court’ where English barristers are called to the bar. It counts among its distinguished alumni Thomas Cromwell, Francis Bacon, at least five Archbishops of Canterbury—and most famous of all, India’s own B.R. Ambedkar.

In 2021, Gray’s Inn unveiled a portrait of Ambedkar, which they installed in their public events room, which they renamed the Ambedkar Room in his honour. As well they might. Any institution that can take credit for the legal education of the father of the Indian Constitution very well should.

But Ambedkar was not the first prominent Indian independence leader to study at Gray’s Inn. That honour goes to V D ‘Veer’ Savarkar. Only Savarkar was never called to the bar. Instead, he was accused of “condoning assassination” and “inciting revolution” (true and true), and thus passed over…..”

Read the full article at Firstpost.com