Selected Works of C. Rajagopalachari: Vol. II: 1921 22

edited by Mahesh Rangarajan, N. Balakrishnan and Deepa Bhatnagar

ISBN 10: 8125056130 / ISBN 13: 9788125056133

Published by Orient BlackSwan, 2014

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Selected Works of C. Rajagopalachari, Vol. 2, 1921 22, is part of a series of ten volumes that gather together the writings of Rajaji over the period 1907 72. The second volume covers a brief but significant phase in Rajaji s political life, beginning with his arrest for participating in the non-cooperation movement in December 1921 and his imprisonment in Vellore Central Jail. Rajaji s jail diary is published here with detailed annotations for the first time. By the time Rajaji was released from jail in March 1922, Mahatma Gandhi, by then his close associate, had been arrested and remanded to Yeravda Jail. The mantle of bringing out the nationalist weekly Young India fell on Rajaji s shoulders. Through the columns of Young India,Rajaji kept alive Gandhiji s message of non-violence and his emphasis on the importance of khaddar and the spinning wheel. Besides his various editorials and articles in Young India, the present volume also contains letters, speeches and other writings of Rajaji during these years. The volume ends with his spirited defence of the non-cooperation programme opposing council entry at the 37th Session of the Indian National Congress at Gaya in December 1922. Overall, the collection offers a close commentary on the non-cooperation movement and its aftermath.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Works of C. Rajagopalachari: Vol. II: 1921 22
• Publisher: Orient BlackSwan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8125056130
• ISBN 13: 9788125056133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the last Governor General of India, was, in the words of his grandson Rajmohan Gandhi, a prophetic political figure who predicted in 1916 the success of Gandhi s satyagraha in India. A true follower of Gandhi, C.R., or Rajaji (as he was called), gave up a lucrative practice as a lawyer in 1919 to fight for the country s independence. He explained Gandhi s political moves to the Indian public in speeches, and in articles in Gandhi s Young India. Gandhi spoke of Rajaji as one of satyagraha s finest exponents and also as his conscience-keeper , a remark that underscored their personal relationship. Selected Works of C. Rajagopalachari, Vol. III, 1923 25 is the third in a series of ten volumes being published in association with the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library on the writings of Rajaji, covering the period between 1907 and 1972. This volume begins with Rajaji s efforts to educate the people on the significance of the Council-boycott resolution passed at the Gaya Congress in December 1922. A section of the Congress was in favour of Council-entry and was eager to contest the elections to legislatures with the formation of Swaraj Party in 1923. Others including Rajajiopted for complete boycott and wanted Congress to focus on the constructive programme propagation of khadi, the removal of untouchability and prohibition. In addition to his consistent criticism of the Council-entry programme, the book also features Rajaji s endeavour to spread the message of the constructive programme, and the setting up of Gandhi Ashram at Tiruchengodu, Tamil Nadu, in February 1925 and his subsequent withdrawal from public life. The documents in this volume also reflect Rajaji s views on a wide range of subjects, including the treatment of political prisoners in Indian jails and the position of Indians in Kenya and South Africa. This volume is a collector s edition that will be useful for students, researchers and academics studying the Indian national movement in all its facets.

About the Author

Mahesh Rangarajan is Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, New Delhi. N. Balakrishnan is former Deputy Director, NMML. Deepa Bhatnagar is Head, Research and Publications Division and NMML Archives