The Penguin Book of Modern Indian Speeches: 1877 to the Present

1. CONCEIVING A NATION
Surcnciranatli Bancrjca
Sycd Aiiniad Khan
Surendranath Bancrjca
Mahadcv Govind Ranade
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Rammohtin Roy: The Father of Modern India 5
Hindu and Mitssahnan 12
Indian Unity I4
The Evolution of a New India 22
Empires: Old and New 30
2. CRITIQUE OF COLONIALISM 33
Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Romesh Chandra Dutt
Dinshaw Eduljee Wacha
Pherozeshah Merwanji Mehta
Pherozeshah Merwanji Mehta
Surendranath Banerjea
Badruddin Tyabji
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Maiden Speech in the House of Commons 35
Poverty of India 38
The Economic Condition of India 43
Congress Resolution on Military Expenditure 55
The Budget Speech, 1895-96 63
The Ilbert Bill Controversy 66
The Vernacular Press Act 75
Presidential Address, 1887 78
Excessive Surpluses ADouble Wrong: The First
Budget Speech in the Imperial Legisbitive
Council 82
3. THE IDEA OF SOCIAL REFORM 96
Kashinath Trimbak Telang
N.C. Chandavarkar
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Har Bilas Sarda
Must Social Reform Precede Political Reform
in Indial 98
An Address on Social Reform 112
Refotm or Revivalism? 119
Introducing the Child Marriage Restraint
Bill 126
4. NATIONALISM ON THE MARCH 132
Swami Vivekananda
Ananda Mohan Bose
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
Annie Besant
Muhammad All Jinnah
5. THE DREAMERS
Prafuila Chandra Ray
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Bidhan Chandra Ray
Meghnad Saha
C.V. Raman
6. TOWARDS FRF.EDOM
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohammad Ali
Chittaranjan Das
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Manabendra Nath Roy
S. Satyamurti
Bhagat Singh
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
J.B. Kripalani
Assertion of Universality 135
A National Awakening 138
Tenets of the New Party 140
Swadeshi 145
The New Movement 149
The Home Rule Resolution 170
Protest against Internment 172
175
Dawn ofScience in Modern India 176
The Unity of Life 189
The Future of the Medical Profession in
India 197
The Present World—One Economic and Cultural
Unit 201
The Raman Effect 206
216
The Banaras Hindu University Speech 223
Justice to Islam and Turkey 226
The Resolution on Non-cooperation 232
Address to Congress Workers, Bardoli 234
Statement at Trial Court, 1922 234
Deposition ofa Political Prisoner 236
Leftism in Congress 241
Adjournment Motion re the Seizure of
Subrahmanya Bharathi's Songs 250
Statement before the Lahore High Court
Bench 258
'Puma Swaraj', Presidential Address, Lahore
Session, 1929 262
On the Eve of the Dandi March 267
Karachi Resolution, 1930 270
I Give You a Mantra 271
Message to Gandhi 274
Partition of the Country 277
7. DEMANDS OF REPRESENTATION 281
O. Tanikachala Chettiyar
and Others
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Proportion ofNon-Brahmins in the Public
Services 283
The Depressed Classes 292
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Muhammad Ali Jiiinah
8. THK [MRTH Oh" A NATION
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sarojini Naidu
J.B. Kripalani
Maulana Abu! Kalam Azad
B. I. Ranadivc
Lakshmi N. Menon
IWsidcntitil AdAresi, Akhil Bhartuiya Hindu
Mithiisahlui, I9A7 300
Presidauitd Address. AH India Muslim Lea^se.
Ijdwre Session. March 1990 311
325
Tryst ivith Destiny 327
The Battle for Treedom Is Over 329
The End of Centuries-old Slaveiy 331
To the Muslims in Delhi 333
Opening Report on the Draft Political Thesis 338
Repuhlic Day Broadcast to the People ofGoa 340
9. THE ASSASSINATION OF MAHATMA CJANDHI 343
Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sripad Amrit Dange
Swami Ranganathananda
Do Not Lose Heart 344
The Light Has Gone Out 346
Mahatma Gandhi's Death 348
The Legacy ofMahatma Gandhi 352
10. THE CONSTITUTION; EMBODIMENT OF THE
NATIONAL SPIRIT 357
Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
J.J.M. Nichols Roy
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Vallabhbhai Patel
N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Jaipal Singh
V.I. Muniswamy Pillay
Bhimrao Ramji Aanbedkar
Rajendra Prasad
Speech at the First Meeting ofthe Advisory
Coimnittee on Fundamental Rights 364
The Objectives Resolution 365
On the Objectives Resolution 374
Objectives of the Constitution 378
The Flag of Dharma 386
Cultural and Fducational Rights 388
The Official Language 389
On the National Language 393
In Defence of the Adivasi Language 397
The New Constitution 400
On the Draft Constitution 404
Let Posterity Judge 415
11. THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM: QUEST FOR A JUST AND
MORAL SOCIETY 433
N.G. Chandavarkar
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
M. Singaravelu
The Children of Light 436
Swaraj 444
Fearlessly Expose the Sham ofCasteism and
Oppression 446
Rabindranath Tagorc
Mohand;is Karamchand Gandhi
Jaipal Singh
R.R. Diwakar
Renuka Ray
Tajamul Hosain
Bhimrao Ramji Ambcdkar
Hansa Mehta
Jaipal Singh
N.C. Chatterjee
N. Rachiah
Jawaharlal Nehru
Prithviraj Kapoor
Pandurang Vaman Kane
Ram Manohar Lohia
Indira Gandhi
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indira Gandhi
Baba Amie
Crisis in Civilisation 453
The Last Fast 460
Damodar Valley Corporation and Tribal
Dispbicenient 463
Caste Should Go 467
Rescue and Rehabilitation of Women 468
Nizamat Should Co 472
The Hindu Code Bill 475
Suggestions for the Hindu Code Bill 481
On the Report of the Commissioner for
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 485
The Special Marriage Bill 489
The UntouchabiUty (Offences) Bill 495
A Socialistic Pattern of Society 499
Capital Punishment Should Go 504
Time Has Not Come 506
Daily Earnings of an Indian 508
To Martin Luther King 515
Revolution on the Agenda 517
For a Just and Moral International Order 520
My Colleagues in Conscience 528
12. ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT 531
G. Subramanian Iyer
Purusotcamdas Thakurdas
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar
Subhas Chandra Bose
Prasanta Chandra Mahaianobis
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Indira Gandhi
Manmohan Singh
Nani Palkhivala
Somnath Chatterjee
Amartya Sen
Industrialization of the Country 534
Presidential Address, FICCI, 1928 547
Indian Economy 552
National Planning 573
Studies Related to Planning for National
Development 575
The Second Five Year Plan 582
Temples of the New Age 587
Development of Atomic Etiergy in India 590
Nationalization of Private Commercial
Banks 595
General Budget Speech, 1992-93 598
On the General Budget of 1992-93 599
Surrendering Self-reliance 603
Development as Freedom 611
13. THE CHINESE AGGRESSION 622
Jawaharlal Nehru
Hari Vishnu Kamath
Massive Aggression on Our Frontiers 625
The 1962 War: A Critical Evaluation 629
J.B. Kripalani
Bhupcsli Ciiipta
P.N. Sapru
Motion Regarding the White Paper on
htdo-C.hinese ReLitions 631
Communist Support to the War F.jj'ort 639
Defence of India Bill, 1962 643
14. STATE OF FUE NATION—I 647
Vallablibliai Patcl
N. Gopalaswamy A)yangar
Shcikb Abdiillali
Vallabhbb.ai Patcl
Syama Prasad Mookcrjce
Jawaliarlal Nehru
O.V. Alagcsan
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.N. Annadurai
Jayaprakash Narayan
Kapur Singh
Nath Pal
Kanu Sanyal
Indira Gandhi
15. EDUCATION
Syed Ahmad Khan
Pherozeshah Merwanji Mehta
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Rabindranath Tagore
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Sripad Amrit Dange
Meghnad Saha
M.C. Chagla
Bhupesh Gupta
R.K. Narayan
16. LABOUR
Joseph Baptista
Lala Lajpat Rai
Parvathi Krishnan
Sripad Amrit Dange
I he Matitle Will Noto hall on Young
Shoulders 650
Situation in Ktuhmir 653
The Real Issue 655
Defence of India Rules, 1950 663
On Jammu and Kashmir 665
Resolution on Linguistic Provinces 675
On Linguistic States 687
The Naga Issue 691
Dravida Nadu 693
The Nagaland Peace Mission 695
Punjabi Suba 698
Governors of States 704
Declaration of the Formation of CPl(M-L) 708
Inauguration of New States 715
716
Foundation ofthe Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental
College 718
Speech at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the
Bombay Graduates' Association 720
Free and Compulsory Primary Education 735
The Edtication Mission of Visva-Bharati 738
The Wardha Scheme 743
On the Poona University Bill 747
Reforms in Higher Education 753
Structure of Education 755
On the Jaivaharlal Nehru University Bill 760
Burden on Childhood 764
766
Address at the First All-India Trade Union
Congress 767
Presidential Address, AITUC. 1920 769
Industrial Disputes (Amendment and
Miscellatieous Provisions) Bill, 1956 773
Second Pay Commission, 1957 781
17. STATE OF THE NATION—II 786
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Jayaprakash Narayan
N.G. Goray
Uma Shankar Joshi
Indira Gandhi
G.G. Swell
P.V. Narasimha Rao
Sonia Gandhi
I Have Come to Serve You 790
Time for Struggle, Not for Studies 791
Opposing the Emergency 795
In Opposition to the Emergency 800
In Defence of Democracy 803
Communal Violence in Gujarat 813
Countering Communal Eorces 815
Folloiu My Oivn Inner Voice 817
18. INDIA AND THE WORLD 819
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari
V.K. Krishna Menon
V.K. Krishna Menon
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
V.K. Krishna Menon
M.C. Chagia
Brajesh Mishra
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
P.V. Narasimha Rao
Aral Bihari Vajpayee
India's Foreign Policy 821
Membership ofthe Commonwealth 824
Asia Finds Herself Again 826
On the Korean Sittuition 832
India and the United Nations Agenda 842
On Kashmir 847
Presidential Address, First International
Conferenee on the Peacefid Uses ofAtornie
Energy 866
On South Afriea 870
India and West Asia 877
Statement on Pokaran, 1974 878
Support to the Palestinian Cause 880
On Disarmament 882
Challenge and Opportunity in the Post-Cold
War Era: An Indian Perspective on the
Emerging Structure ofInterstate Relations 885
The Nuclear Tests at Pokaran 889
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