जयोऽस्तु ते|

As I have time and again said, I am deeply influenced by the ideologies of Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. The Congress government for some god-forsaken reason try to defame him at the every opportunity they get. Its my honest opinion that the bunch of the so called politicians in Congress, have cumulatively done far less for our country that what this man has done on his own. Its not just about his heroics in trying to fight the British. Its all about the cultural outlook he had. He tried to preserve our language, and culture. He created highly Sanunskrutized words, which are a part of our daily lives now. Words like dooradhwani(for telephone) and Sansad(for parliament) were coined by him. This is what matters.

His writing are deeply influential. Books like "Bharatachya Itihasateel Saha Soneri Pane", his articles and his numerous poems instill the very foundations of patriotism in me. The following poem is a one of my favourites ever.

जयोऽस्तु ते|

जयोऽस्तु ते! जयोऽस्तु ते!

श्री महन्मंगले शिवास्पदे शुभदे

स्वतंत्रते भगवती त्वामहम् यशोयुतां वंदे!

राष्ट्राचें चैतन्य मूर्त तूं नीती संपदांची

स्वतन्त्रते भगवती श्रीमती राज्ञी तूं त्यांची

परवशतेच्या नभांत तूंचि आकाशीं होशी

स्वतन्त्रते भगवती चांदणी चमचम-लखलखशी

गालावरच्या कुसुमीं किंवा कुसुमांच्या गालीं

स्वतन्त्रते भगवती तूंच जी विलसतसे लाली

तुं सूर्याचें तेज उदधिचें गांभीर्यहिं तूंचि

स्वतन्त्रते भगवती अन्यथा ग्रहणनष्टतेची

मोक्ष-मुक्ति हीं तुझींच रूपें तुलाच वेदांतीं

स्वतन्त्रते भगवती योगिजन परब्रह्म वदती

जें जें उत्तम उदात्त उन्नत महन्मधुर तें तें

स्वतन्त्रते भगवती सर्व तव सहकारी होती

हे अधमरक्तरञ्जिते सुजनपूजिते श्री स्वतन्त्रते

तुजसाठि मरण तें जनन

तुजवीण जनन तें मरण

तुज सकल-चराचर-शरण चराचर-शरण!

-विनायक दामोदर सावरकर