The Penguin book of modern Indian speeches: 1877 to the present
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Penguin Books 2007Description: xxxvi, 916 pISBN: 9780143102632; 014310263XSubject(s): Speeches, addresses, etc., Indic (English) Politics and government IndiaDDC classification: 954.035 Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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954.035 NEH Nehru-Patel : agreement within differences : select documents and correspondences 1933-1950 | 954.035 PAR The partition omnibus | 954.035 PAT/G Gandhian economic Thought | 954.035 PEN The Penguin book of modern Indian speeches: 1877 to the present | 954.035 PER/E Emotions and modernity in colonial India : from balance to fervor | 954.035 PRA/H Had Patel been Prime Minister | 954.035 PRA/M Mahatma betrayed |
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.
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