New Delhi: On the anniversary of Shyamji Krishna Varma's death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to him, saying that every Indian is proud of his colossal contribution to the country's independence movement.

In London, Shyamji Krishna Varma established the Indian Home Rule Society, India House, and The Indian Sociologist. He was born on this day in 1857 in Mandvi, Gujarat, and died in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1930.

"On his Punya Tithi, remembering the brave Shyamji Krishna Varma." Modi tweeted, "Every Indian is proud of his great contribution to our independence struggle." "One of the most special events of my life was being able to carry back his ashes from Geneva in 2003," the prime minister added.

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