Shyamji Kishan Verma

April 1, 2023

On March 30, 2023 the death anniversary of Shri Shyamji Krishna Varma was commemorated.
Born in Mandavi Gujarat, Shyamji Krishna Varma completed his education in India and taught Sanskrit at the Oxford University.
In 1905 he founded ‘The India House’ and ‘The Indian Sociologist’, that acted as a meeting point for radical nationalists among Indian students in Britain.
He moved to Paris in 1907 avoiding prosecution.
He became the first President of Bombay Arya Samaj and he inspired Veer Savarkar who was a member of India House in London.
A memorial called Kranti Teerth dedicated to him was inaugurated in 2010 near Mandvi.