Great Speeches of Modern India
By, Mukherjee, Rudrangshu
Publisher: Random House India
Class No.: 954.04 MUK
Accession No.: 016757
Year: 2007
Pages:452 p.

Of the week: 27th August to 02nd Sept., 2007

‘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, no wind can dry it.’ – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

‘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.’ – Nathuram Godse

‘The president has proclaimed the emergency. There is nothing to panic about.’ – Indira Gandhi

The speeches that changed the political tide; which are unforgettable for their eloquence; those which marked a seminal moment in Indias history: here is Subhas Chandra Bose damning Gandhi, Jinnahs opening speech for the Pakistani parliament, Nehru advocating divorce, a young Vajpayee espousing the cause of Tibet. And here also is the speech that heralded the Emergency, Manmohan Singhs 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 Indias history as it happened from the men and women who made it.