Birth Anniversary of Shyamji Krishna Varma

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Freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma was born in Mandvi, Kutch District (Gujarat) on 4th October 1857.
He founded the Indian Home Rule Society and India House in London in 1905.
He started the nationalist journal The Indian Sociologist in January 1905.
He passed away in Geneva on 30th March 1930, and his memorial Kranti Teerth was opened in 2010.

The Prime Minister paid tribute to the revolutionary leader and freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on 4th October 2026 to mark his birth anniversary.
The source for this announcement is the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

He was born on 4th October 1857 in Mandvi, Kutch District (Gujarat).
He excelled as a Sanskrit scholar and achieved the distinction of becoming the first non-Brahmin to be conferred the prestigious title of 'Pandit' by the Pandits of Kashi.
His life changed after meeting Swami Dayanand Saraswati, and he subsequently served as the first President of the Bombay Arya Samaj in 1877.
He also contributed to administration by working as the Diwan in the princely states of Ratlam, Ajmer, and Junagadh.

He launched an English monthly journal named The Indian Sociologist in London in January 1905 to spread nationalist ideas.
The Inner Temple barred him from practising law in London in 1905 due to his anti-colonial writings, but the institution reinstated him posthumously in 2015.
He established the Indian Home Rule Society in London in February 1905.
He stands out as one of the earliest leaders to demand absolute independence and use the term Swaraj.

He founded India House in London in 1905 to provide a safe residence for Indian students facing racial discrimination.
India House soon became a vibrant center for revolutionary movements and trained prominent freedom fighters such as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Madam Bhikaji Cama, and Virendranath Chattopadhyaya.
He moved to Paris and later settled in Geneva during World War I, passing away on 30th March 1930.
The government inaugurated a memorial named Kranti Teerth near Mandvi in 2010 to honor his legacy.