Mahavarat Vidyalankar, also known as Mahavrat, was an Indian left-wing nationalist, translator, and writer of many books on politics and Sanskrit. He was also a scholar of Sanskrit, Russian, and Mongolian, and he translated many books from these languages into Hindi and English.
When he was a young man, his father sent him to study engineering at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he came into contact with many leftist scholars and was highly influenced by Marxist philosophy. After obtaining his degree, he secretly left England to further study Marxist-Leninism in Russia. He returned to India with a unique understanding of imperialism and believed that only socialism could give India meaningful and true independence.
Mahavarat Vidyalankar was a close advisor and comrade of Subhas Chandra Bose and a founding member of the All India Forward Bloc, a leftist party that held the most uncompromising position on India’s independence. He was imprisoned by the colonial authorities in the famous Red Fort prison. After working many years with Congress members, he met Subhas Chandra Bose, and they formed a close friendship based on their shared vision for India’s future and their common understanding of India’s needs. He convinced Bose to travel to Russia for assistance in India’s struggle.
His house, known as “Dayal Vas,” named after his father Har Dayal Singh Saini, was the hub and hiding place of many prominent Indian freedom fighters such as Sheel Bhadra Yajee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu, Mahavir Tyagi, and many I.N.A heroes such as Dhillon and Sehgal. When he was imprisoned by the British, Sarojini Naidu arranged for his daughter, Indira, to be sent to live in Hyderabad with her son Jayasuria and her daughter-in-law, as her mother had died many years earlier from tuberculosis.
The historic house is still standing in Old Delhi, in Mandir Wali Gali. Mahavarat Vidyalankar passed away in 1963.
Mahavarat Vidyalankar
(★ – 1963) – (Delhi)
Mahavarat Vidyalankar, also known as Mahavrat, was an Indian left-wing nationalist, translator, and writer of many books on politics and Sanskrit. He was also a scholar of Sanskrit, Russian, and Mongolian, and he translated many books from these languages into Hindi and English.
When he was a young man, his father sent him to study engineering at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he came into contact with many leftist scholars and was highly influenced by Marxist philosophy. After obtaining his degree, he secretly left England to further study Marxist-Leninism in Russia. He returned to India with a unique understanding of imperialism and believed that only socialism could give India meaningful and true independence.
Mahavarat Vidyalankar was a close advisor and comrade of Subhas Chandra Bose and a founding member of the All India Forward Bloc, a leftist party that held the most uncompromising position on India’s independence. He was imprisoned by the colonial authorities in the famous Red Fort prison. After working many years with Congress members, he met Subhas Chandra Bose, and they formed a close friendship based on their shared vision for India’s future and their common understanding of India’s needs. He convinced Bose to travel to Russia for assistance in India’s struggle.
His house, known as “Dayal Vas,” named after his father Har Dayal Singh Saini, was the hub and hiding place of many prominent Indian freedom fighters such as Sheel Bhadra Yajee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu, Mahavir Tyagi, and many I.N.A heroes such as Dhillon and Sehgal. When he was imprisoned by the British, Sarojini Naidu arranged for his daughter, Indira, to be sent to live in Hyderabad with her son Jayasuria and her daughter-in-law, as her mother had died many years earlier from tuberculosis.
The historic house is still standing in Old Delhi, in Mandir Wali Gali. Mahavarat Vidyalankar passed away in 1963.
News