The Great Speeches of Modern India

The Great Speeches of Modern India
Author: Rudranghsu Mukherjee
Publisher: Random House India
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 8184002343

The Great Speeches of Modern India tells the story of modern India through its speeches. Here are all the classics from Tilak, Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Ambedkar, L.K. Advani, Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi, and here are also some rare speeches—Satyajit Ray on cinema, Vikram Seth on his school days and Godse’s defence of his assassination of Gandhi. Stimulating, informative, and full of rare gems, The Great Speeches of Modern India is a must on every bookshelf.

Makers of Modern India

Makers of Modern India
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2011-03-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0674052463

Includes a short biographical introduction to each person, followed by excerpts from their writings.

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches
Author: Brian MacArthur
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 730
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 0241953251

Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society. Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit. 'Time and again, MacArthur satisfies the reader's expectations. They are all here: Lloyd George's fit country for heroes, Woodrow Wilson's world made safe for democracy, Enoch Powell's River Tiber foaming with much blood' The Times Literary Supplement 'It would be hard to do better than MacArthur's selection, which is a tribute to the breadth of his knowledge' The Times

Nehru

Nehru
Author: Shashi Tharoor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2011-10-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1628721987

Shashi Tharoor delivers an incisive biography of the great secularist who—alongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhi—led the movement for India’s independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. The man who would one day help topple British rule and become India’s first prime minister started out as a surprisingly unremarkable student. Born into a wealthy, politically influential Indian family in the waning years of the Raj, Jawaharlal Nehru was raised on Western secularism and the humanist ideas of the Enlightenment. Once he met Gandhi in 1916, Nehru threw himself into the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence, a struggle that wasn’t won until 1947. India had found a perfect political complement to her more spiritual advocate, but neither Nehru nor Gandhi could prevent the horrific price for independence: partition. This fascinating biography casts an unflinching eye on Nehru’s heroic efforts for, and stewardship of, independent India and gives us a careful appraisal of his legacy to the world.

The World's Great Speeches

The World's Great Speeches
Author: Lewis Copeland
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 978
Release: 1999-09-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780486409030

Provides almost three hundred speeches delivered from ancient to modern times.

The Penguin Book of Modern Indian Speeches

The Penguin Book of Modern Indian Speeches
Author: Rakesh Batabyal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 916
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: India
ISBN: 9780143102632

A Vivid, Captivating History Of India, In The Words Of The Men And Women Who Shaped It At Their Best, Speeches Highlight The Concerns Of The Times And Inspire A Nation To Great Acts. From Surendranath Banerjea S 1878 Speech Addressing The Issue Of Indian Unity To M.A. Jinnah S Address In 1940 Calling For The Creation Of Pakistan, From Homi Bhabha S Espousal Of The Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Energy In The 1960S To Rajiv Gandhi S Remarkable Address On Disarmament In 1988, From Gopal Krishna Gokhale S First Budget Speech In The Imperial Legislative Council In 1902 To Manmohan Singh S Equally Epoch-Making One In 1992, Great Speeches Have Shaped The Development Of India As We Know It Today. The Penguin Book Of Modern Indian Speeches Brings Together Over 150 Of The Most Influential And Important Speeches In Our History. Included Here Are Classics Like Dadabhai Naoroji S Maiden Address To The House Of Commons In 1892, Bhagat Singh S Soul-Stirring Statement In Court During His Trial, Jawaharlal Nehru S Tryst With Destiny , As Also Speeches On An Eclectic Range Of Subjects Politics, Economics, Science, Social And Religious Reform By Some Of The Best Minds Of India: C.V. Raman And Jagadish Bose, Sir Syed Ahmad And Pherozeshah Mehta, Rabindranath Tagore And Mahatma Gandhi, P.C. Mahalanobis And Amartya Sen, Among Others. Thematically Arranged And Skilfully Introduced And Contextualized, Each Speech Proves The Enduring Potential Of Human Oratory To Motivate And Enrich. The Result Is A Definitive And Inspirational Chronicle Of A Nation In The Making.

Great Women's Speeches

Great Women's Speeches
Author: Anna Russell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2021-03-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0711255857

Over 50 empowering speeches celebrating women in their own words through extracts and commissioned illustrations, spanning throughout history up to the modern day.

India's Greatest Speeches

India's Greatest Speeches
Author: Nitin Agarwal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2014-08-22
Genre: Speeches, addresses, etc., Indic (English)
ISBN: 9789381841471

A collection of thoughtful speeches delivered by most prominent Indian personalities.

Breaking India

Breaking India
Author: Rajiv Malhotra
Publisher: Bright Sparks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Caste
ISBN: 9788191067378

This book focuses on the role of U.S. and European churches, academics, think-tanks, foundations, government and human rights groups in fostering separation of the identities of Dravidian and Dalit communities from the rest of India. It is the result of five years of research, and uses information obtained in the West about foreign funding of these Indian-based activities. The research tracked the money trails that start out claiming to be for education, human rights, empowerment training and leadership training, but end up in programs designed to produce angry youths who feel disenfranchised from Indian identity. The book reveals how outdated racial theories continue to provide academic frameworks and fuel the rhetoric that can trigger civil wars and genocides in developing countries. The Dravidian movement's 200-year history has such origins. Its latest manifestation is the Dravidian Christianity - movement that fabricates a political and cultural history to exploit old faultlines. The book explicitly names individuals and institutions, including prominent Western ones and their Indian affiliates. Its goal is to spark an honest debate on the extent to which human rights and other empowerment projects are cover-ups for these nefarious activities.

The World's 100 Greatest Speeches

The World's 100 Greatest Speeches
Author: Terry O'Brien
Publisher:
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2016-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788129142122

Motivational, passionate and persuasive, this is a compilation of the world's 100 greatest speeches by some of the most significant people in history who have played an important role in shaping the world as we know it now. These speeches?by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, freedom fighters and political leaders, dictators and writers?have made a mark in world history. These speeches not only give us an insight into the past, but also inspire us with their demands for equality, cries of freedom, a call to arms, rooting for the cause of the individual or the nation. Learn from the inspirational words of King Charles, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Adolf Hitler, Mohandas K. Gandhi, George Washington, Rabindranath Tagore, Anne Besant, Theodore Roosevelt and Subhas Chandra Bose, among many others.