 bed of thorns. It is not for the faint-hearted!” Savarkar was someone who examined the institution of caste in a scientific manner. Savarkar felt that the practice of birth-based caste division must have been responsible for the mighty consolidation and amazing stability of the Hindu society under certain circumstances and conditions. While evaluating its merits and demerits, it would be sheer ingratitude to only point fingers at the latter day ill-effects of the institution of caste (1963, Sahaa soneri pane or Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History; SSV 4: 710).
Savarkar’s zeal for social reform stemmed from his abiding faith in humanism. He considered his thoughts in the social sphere to be even more important than his spectacular escape from the ship into the ocean. His activities in the social sphere were no less revolutionary than his exploits in armed struggle.