Why did Veer Savarkar write a clemency petition?

When Veer Savarkar and his brother were jailed in the Andaman cellular jail Veer Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British government four times. Why did he do it despite the British enslaving the Indian nation?
AN Aniruddha Rao asked 5 years ago
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Do you think that Official Secrets Act, 1923 has no place in a democracy?

@ashokdhamija https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/to-serve-the-governed/article26515102.ece?utm_campaign=socialflow
PR Pravasi Meet asked 5 years ago
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Is Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 really toothless legislation?

@ashokdhamija How effective is this law ? Is it really carefully drafted legislation ?
PR Pravasi Meet asked 5 years ago
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Why voting age was reduced to 18 years?

During independence, average life expectancy was 32 years, yet voting age was decided 21. (Person eligible to vote 34% of his life) In 1988, it was 57 years, but voting age was lowered to 18. (eligible to vote 68% of his life) Whats the logic behind.
Asked anonymously 5 years ago
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Do you think Indian colleges and universities should have LGBTQ support groups?

@rishabh-jain @kushagra-garg | e.g. Saathi (IIT Bombay), Ambar (IIT Kharagpur), Unmukt (IIT Kanpur), Vannam (IIT Madras), Indradhanu (IIT Delhi), DU Queer Collective (University of Delhi), etc
DE Deepak Purti asked 5 years ago
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How can we reduce animosity between India and Pakistan?

I have tired seeing the cat-dog fight. Can't we do anything to bring peace and harmony in relationships?
Asked anonymously 5 years ago
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What is your opinion on IAS Kannan Gopinathan's resignation?

He said in an interview that we all come in the system with the hope that we'll change the system but we can't, it's too rigid to be changed. Don't you think we heading towards a very dark and ugly future?
Asked anonymously 5 years ago
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Why is there a ceiling on the number of letters to be used while asking a question on Chanqya?

I don't see such a limit on other Q&A sites. At least, is there a scope to hike the limit here?
Asked anonymously 5 years ago
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