Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar, was a freedom fighter and a strong believer in the resurgence of Hindu identity was a strong proponent of Akhand Bharat. The concept was repeatedly mentioned in his books.
List of Savarkar’s Books Mentioning Akhand Bharat
- Hindutva: Who is a Hindu?
- Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History
- Hindu Rashtra Darshan
In the first book, Hindutva: Who is a Hindu?, Savarkar writes that Akhand Bharat spans from Assam to Sindh, and from Kashmir to Rameshwaram.
In the book, Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History, Savarkar mentions Akhand Bharat as a place where there are no internal divisions (referring to caste), and the land is free from foreign invaders. Once internal divisions are removed, then the territories lost to the partition would be regained. In summary, this version of Akhand Bharat refers to the present-day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
There is a third mention in the book: Hindu Rashtra Darshan, but that mention is regarded as a minor one.
