Gurbachan Singh Talib vs. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Gurbachan Singh Talib
1911 – 1986
Sardar Gurbachan Singh; 7 April 1911 – 9 April 1986) was an Indian Sikh scholar, professor, and author, recognized for his contributions to Sikh studies, Punjabi literature, and English literature. His notable works include an English translation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism. For his contributions to literature and education, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour, in 1985.
"In all these and other places Hindus and Sikhs were killed, their houses looted and burnt down, Gurdwaras and/or Hindu temples desecrated, Hindu and Sikh evacue…"
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
1883 – 1966
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician and ideologue. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri in 1922. The prefix "Veer" was given by himself when he penned his own biography under the pseudonym Chitragupta.
"Down to the day of Harsha... intermarriages were the order of the day."
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