May 28 marks the birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, an uncompromising revolutionary, a sharp thinker, and a bold reformer. Often remembered for his powerful articulation of Hindutva, Savarkar was more than a political ideologue. He was a poet, historian, freedom fighter, and a fierce opponent of colonialism and social injustice. His legacy—though debated—is deeply…