{"product_id":"great-speeches-of-modern-india","title":"Great Speeches of Modern India","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rudrangshu Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Edito: Rudrangshu Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House India\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 452\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 81-8400-016-2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Freedom is my birthright. So long as it is awake within me, I am not old. No weapon can dry this spirit, no fire can burn it, no water can wet it, and no wind can dry it.’ \u003cbr\u003e   – Bal Gangadhar Tilak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I shall be totally ruined, and the only thing I could expect from the people would be nothing but hatred if I were to kill Gandhiji.’ \u003cbr\u003e   – Nathuram Godse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The president has proclaimed the emergency. There is nothing to panic about.’ \u003cbr\u003e   – Indira Gandhi \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe speeches that changed the political tide; which are unforgettable for their eloquence; those which marked a seminal moment in India’s history: here is Subhas Chandra Bose damning Gandhi, Jinnah’s opening speech for the Pakistani parliament, Nehru advocating divorce, a young Vajpayee espousing the cause of Tibet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd here also is the speech that heralded the Emergency, Manmohan Singh’s plea for economic reform, and Amartya Sen discussing Satyajit Ray. Together they tell the story of modern India – from her move to independence to the battles thereafter. Inspiring and instructive, The Great Speeches of Modern India will give you a front row view of India’s history as it happened from the men and women who made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: 1880s-1947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe opening of the Indian national Congress (1885)\u003cbr\u003eROMESH CHANDRA BONERJEE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne country, two nations (1888)\u003cbr\u003eSIR SYED AHMED KHAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the inauguration of the Muslim League (1906)\u003cbr\u003eMUSHTAQ HUSSAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn conserving ancient monuments (1900)\u003cbr\u003eLORD CURZON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGame preservation in India (1901)\u003cbr\u003eLORD CURZON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSisters and brothers of America (1893)\u003cbr\u003eSWAMI VIVEKANANDA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow and why I adopted the Hindu religion (1902)\u003cbr\u003eSISTER NIVEDITA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Benaras Hindu University (1916)\u003cbr\u003eMOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreedom is my birthright (1917)\u003cbr\u003eBAL GANGADHAR TILAK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trial speech (1922)\u003cbr\u003eMOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dangerous cult of absolute nonviolence (1940)\u003cbr\u003eV.D. SAVARKAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePurna swaraj (1929)\u003cbr\u003eJAWAHARLAL NEHRU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the second Round Table Conference (1931)\u003cbr\u003eMOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Muslims of India (1930)\u003cbr\u003eMUHAMMAD IQBAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe death of God (1933)\u003cbr\u003eM. SINGARAVELU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrisis of civilization (1941)\u003cbr\u003eRABINDRANATH TAGORE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGive me blood and I promise you freedom! (1944)\u003cbr\u003eSUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe great Calcutta killings (1946)\u003cbr\u003eSHYAMAPROSAD MOOKERJEA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening address to the Constituent Assembly \u003cbr\u003eOf Pakistan (1947)\u003cbr\u003eMUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dawn of freedom (1947)\u003cbr\u003eJAWAHARLAL NEHRU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Two: 1948-2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe light has gone out (1948)\u003cbr\u003eJAWAHARLAL NEHRU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy father, don’t rest (1948)\u003cbr\u003eSAROJINI NAIDU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy I killed Gandhi (1949)\u003cbr\u003eNATHURAM GODSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClosing speech of the first \u003cbr\u003e  Constituent assembly of India (1949)\u003cbr\u003eB.R. AMBEDKAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTemples of the new age (1954)\u003cbr\u003eJAWAHARLAL NEHRU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Five-Year Plans (1955)\u003cbr\u003eJAWAHARLAL NEHRU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hindu Code Bill (1955)\u003cbr\u003eJ.B. KRIPALANI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kashmir issue (1952)\u003cbr\u003eSHYAMAPROSAD MOOKERJEA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTibet (1959)\u003cbr\u003eATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA myth (1968)\u003cbr\u003eJ.R.D. TATA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe presidential system (1968)\u003cbr\u003eJ.R.D. TATA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImportance of NGOs (1969)\u003cbr\u003eJAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTragedy in Bangladesh (1971)\u003cbr\u003eINDIRA GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProclamation of emergency (1975)\u003cbr\u003eINDIRA GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe education of a film-maker (1982)\u003cbr\u003eSATYAJIT RAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLowering the voting age to eighteen (1988)\u003cbr\u003eRAJIV GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePanchayati Raj (1989)\u003cbr\u003eRAJIV GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresent economic situation (1991)\u003cbr\u003eMANMOHAN SINGH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe future of Indo-US relations (1994)\u003cbr\u003eNARASIMHA RAO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy Ayodhya is a setback (1992)\u003cbr\u003eL.K. ADVANI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fatwa (1993)\u003cbr\u003eSALMAN RUSHDIE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Foundation’s Day (1992)\u003cbr\u003eVIKRAM SETH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur culture, their culture (1995)\u003cbr\u003eAMARTYA SEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenunciation (2004)\u003cbr\u003eSONIA GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Jinnah (2005)\u003cbr\u003eL.K. ADVANI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Lahore (1999)\u003cbr\u003eATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the 2550th anniversary of Buddha’s \u003cbr\u003eMahaparinivrvana (2007)\u003cbr\u003eGOPALKRISHNA GANDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRekindling a spark of enthusiasm (1982)\u003cbr\u003eJ.R.D. TATA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSources\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Rudrangshu Mukherjee \/ Random House India \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153779093872,"sku":"22895","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/22895.jpg?v=1793914034","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/great-speeches-of-modern-india","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}