Hi, Everyone! This is how Mr.
Joglekar describe’s Savarkar’s oratory:
I had heard many of his public speeches and at a time when
his eloquence was at its zenith.
I have read the speeches of Cicero, Demosthenes, Fox,
Burke, Churchill, Hitler, and others. At some point in the speeches, you feel
the eloquence. And yet there is a feeling that something is missing. One feels
that they are not instinct with liveliness. There is no rhythm, no stress on
words. Printed speeches are like Greek statues. They look beautiful but are cold.
The future generations will have this experience while reading Savarkar's
speeches.
We were fortunate. We heard some of his finest speeches.
The late Mr. D. V. Gokhale, former assistant editor of
Maharashtra Times, wrote an article on Savarkar after his death. He wrote
therein, ‘Next day he gave a lecture in Shivaji Akhada. The subject was
Hindutva. I do not remember even a word of the historical and social arguments
he then advanced. But I was caught in the cataract of his eloquence. It is said
that the chariot of Dharmaraja used to run a few inches above the ground. I
remember that I felt a little elevated from the ground while listening to
Savarkar's first speech. His personality and eloquence cast a permanent spell
on me.’
Gokhale's opinion, to a large extent, is a representative
one.”
Anurupa
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