# Shyamji Krishna Varma: A Spencerian Radical **URL:** **Published:** April 8, 2025 --- From his rise as a Sanskrit scholar to his establishment of India House and the Indian Sociologist in London, Krishna Varma's work laid the foundation for a transnational anti-colonial movement. Drawing from Hebert Spencer, Shyamji Krishna Varma, an Indian revolutionary and journalist, challenged British colonial rule. From his rise as a Sanskrit scholar to his establishment of India House and the Indian Sociologist in London, his work laid the foundation for a transnational anti-colonial movement. His life is a testament to how classical liberalism and the fight for self-determination were deeply intertwined in the battle against empire.