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The Book
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878“1972), popularly known as Rajaji, was the first Governor General of independent India (1948“50). A lawyer by profession, he was drawn into the non-violent nationalist movement steered by Mahatma Gandhi and came to be known as his ˜conscience-keeper`. He was awarded India`s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1955. A prolific writer, he is also known for his books on the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
This volume looks at the period when Rajaji became involved in the freedom movement (1907“21).It is a collection of articles and letters he wrote to prominent leaders like Gandhi, Gokhale, Vijiaraghavachariar, and in newspapers like The Hindu, Madras Mail and Commonweal. These give us an insight into the thoughts of one of the most important leaders of the Indian national movement in the Madras Presidency. The Editors
Mahesh Rangarajan is Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), N. Balakrishnan is Deputy Director, NMML, and DeepaBhatnagar is in charge of the Research and Publications Division and NMML Archives.
Selected Contents
C. Rajagopalachari: A Biographical Sketch by Rajmohan Gandhi
Family Tree
1. Letters to
- G. K. Gokhale, A. RangaswamiIyengar, C. Vijiaraghavachariar, Mahadev Desai, Mahatma Gandhi, Devadas Gandhi, Lord Willingdon, P. Kesava Pillai, and to the Editors of Madras Mail, Hindu, Commonweal, New India
- Secretary to the Madras Government, Public Department;Secretary to the Government of Madras, Local and Municipal Department;Collector of Salem;Members of the Satyagraha Sabha;the Secretaries, AICC; the General Secretary, AICC;the General Secretaries, INC;the President of Madras P.C.C.
2. Telegrams to
V. KrishnaswamiAiyer, C. Vijiaraghavachariar, President, Salem District Conference, Mahadev Desai, Mahatma Gandhi, MathuradasTrikamji, Congress Working Committee, Devadas Gandhi, U. Gopala Menon, the Private Secretary to the Governor of Madras, Chief Secretary, Government of Madras
3. Views on
Indian Tariff Amendment Bill, the Political Situation, the Rowlatt Report, Lawyers and Non-cooperation
4. Statement on
Abkari Revenue and Local Bodies, Madura Shooting Incident, Rowlatt Bills and Dr. Annie Besant`s Message, Swami Shraddhanand`s withdrawal from the Satyagraha Sabha, Punjab Bazaar, Night Schools, Moderates and Nationalists, Amritsar Memorial, Satyagraha Day, Madras Times and Khilafat, Electric Corporation Strike, Madras Legislative Council Elections, TilakSwarajya Fund, the Provincial Congress Committee, Riots
5. Pamphlets on Satyagraha, on Rowlatt Law
6. Articles on
Our Primary School Masters; The Advisory Council of Notables; Legislation in Hindu Law; M. K. Gandhi““His Message to India; The Place of English in Indian Education; Dr. S. SubramaniaIyer and LokamanyaTilak;
Essentials of Reform; Some Objections of Satayagraha; Civil Disobedience and Disturbances; How to Celebrate the Birthday?;The Enfranchisement of the Urban Wage Earner; Why Not Prohibition At Once in Madras?
Appendices
Appendix I: Defence Argument in Dr. P. Varadarajulu Naidu`s Case 1918
Appendix II: Resolutions moved by C. Rajagopalachari
Appendix III: Joint Statements
Appendix IV: Reference Items .ISBN 9788125051275
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