Diary Of Yesuvahini Savarkar (English Translation)
Book details
- Title
- Diary Of Yesuvahini Savarkar (English Translation)
- Author
- Yesuvahini
- Publication year listed
- 1918
- Format
- Public domain eBook
- Reading access
- Free online reader; no registration required
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About this book
Diary Of Yesuvahini Savarkar (English Translation)
Author: Yesuvahini Savarkar
Year: 1918
A personal memoir written by Yesuvahini (Saraswati), the sister-in-law (Vahini) of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, recounting her earliest memories of the Savarkar family from the 11th to 16th year of the narrative. Written in Marathi in 1918, this diary offers a rare, intimate domestic portrait of young Vinayak (referred to as "Bhaoji" and later "Vasta/Tatya"), his brothers Ganesh and Naramal Damodar Savarkar, and daily life in Bhagur and Nashik during the late 19th century. The account captures Vinayak's childhood brilliance — his passion for reading, writing poetry, composing powadas (ballads), organizing Ganapati festival processions, and his devotion to studies — alongside tender family moments, wedding rituals, festivals, playful pranks, and the everyday struggles of a Maharashtrian Brahmin household dealing with eye ailments, plague outbreaks, and financial constraints. Translated from Marathi to English.