Bhai @harshmadhusudan - nirishwarvaadi is different from atheist. It is also different from not following any rituals (which Savarkar stopped in his later life).

But his death itself was an elaborate and difficult Yogic and Hindu ritual

@vikramsampath https://twitter.com/harshmadhusudan/status/1303710706072600577

Atheist deals with disbelief in God. Dharmik traditions do not deal in "belief". They deal in knowing.

lastly, Savarkar famously wrote - अनादि मी अनंत मी अवध्य मी भला (I am timeless, I am boundless, I am immortal) - A definitive aastika position

@harshmadhusudan @vikramsampath

Here "I" is aatma. The transcendance of Aatma beyond time, space and matter - it being immortal (amruta) etc is fundamental vaidik position. It arises out of the principle of apaurusheyatva of vedas.

While it is true that Savarkar that went into Kalapani was different and more "trad" ( ) than one who came out of the jail. But basic premise and nature never changes

Death by Prayopaveshan inherently entails the belief in transcendence of "I"

@harshmadhusudan @vikramsampath

Emphasis of dharmik traditions is on Anubhuti (experience). There is no word for belief

The closest that comes is Assumption. Arthaapatti pramaaNa

We assume (for time being) that aatma is immortal & then try to experience its sat-chit-aananda swarupa https://twitter.com/harshmadhusudan/status/1303743576191373312