Independence came from blood, not from peaceful words.

"More than five decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's legacy remains fiercely contested," BBC. Although the right-wing leader was exonerated of all charges, his critics allege that Savarkar was connected to the 1948 assassination of Gandhi. They dispute his role in the Indian freedom struggle and condemn his advocacy of a 'Hindu nation'. Savarkar's supporters believe that the leader -- who later led the Hindu Mahasabha party and birthed the idea of Hindutva or Hindu-ness -- was a staunch nationalist and an unwavering patriot." "Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar filed mercy petitions before the British during his incarceration in Andaman jail on a suggestion from Mahatma Gandhi, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. But the minister said Savarkar's contribution to freedom struggle was maligned by those adhering to a certain ideology, something that would not be tolerated anymore," moneycontrol. Diametrically opposite, Chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi "said that the first petition Savarkar wrote was in 1911, just six months after getting into prison and Gandhi was then in South Africa. Savarkar wrote again in 1913/14 and Gandhi's advice is from 1920". Indian Express (TIE). Trying to apply a soothing balm, Rajiv Tuli of the RSS wrote that both Gandhi and Savarkar "were born in traditional Hindu families. Both were conscious of their Hindu identity and were orthodox Hindus. Gandhi was more assertive -- he described himself as a Sanatani Hindu and a cow worshipper. Savarkar was more progressive in his approach -- he was averse to the ritualistic aspects of the Hindu religion." Refuting Rajnath Singh's assertion, activist GN Devy wrote, "The Indian Council of Historical Research has compiled an exhaustive list of those who were sent there and chose to be martyrs. From the old Bombay Presidency alone, there were over 400 young men transported to the Andamans, who were either shot dead or hanged." This flood of words has buried the real reasons for India's independence. On 8 December 1930, Dinesh, Benoy and Badal, dressed in sophisticated European attire, entered the Writer's Building and...fired shots as soon as they saw Simpson, who died immediately. Other British officers in the building like Twynam, Prentice and Nelson underwent fatal injuries during the shootout," Reflections. Dinesh Gupta shot himself to avoid capture but survived and was later hanged by the British, wikipedia. He did not beg for mercy. Badal Gupta took cyanide after the attack and died on the spot, wikipedia. Benoy Basu shot himself but did not die. He was taken to hospital where he died because he kept aggravating his injuries, wikipedia. Surya Sen, or Masterda, led a raid on the Chittagong armoury in 1930. He was hanged. His nails were pulled out and his teeth were smashed in so that he would be able to say 'Bande Mataram' at his death, wikipedia. Subhash Chandra Bose was arrested many times by the British, escaped in disguise and formed an army, the Azad Hind Fauj (Army for Independent India) with Japanese help and attacked from the east, Britannica. In February 1946 sailors in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) mutinied and in August 1947 India was independent, TIE. The British did not relinquish the Jewel in the Crown because of outpourings of  words but because of lethal attacks by martyrs. After all 'sticks and stones' is an English saying.