The Freedom Struggle and Early Independent India, 1940-1978
KS Subject File No. 9
II. Subject Files, 1846-1984
The Freedom Struggle and Early Independent India, 1940-1978
1940
Papers relating to the independence movement and the early years of independent India. Includes clippings on nationalist leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Jayaprakash Narayan, Zakir Hussain, and Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar. Contains K. Santhanam’s personal accounts covering his experiences in journalism and the freedom struggle, including ‘The Past and the Present’, written in Trichy Central Jail (1940–41) with reflections on Mahatma Gandhi and the national movement; ‘Some Experiences of the Freedom Struggle’ (The Hindu, 21 January 1969), describing his imprisonment with Nehru in 1923; ‘My Recollections of Gandhi Ashram’ (1974); and an article in The Sunday Searchlight on his political contributions (1975). The papers also include writings on the Constituent Assembly, the early development of the Indian Constitution, unity in diversity, election history, social and political change in early independent India, and the achievements of the Indian state. Additional material includes Jayaprakash Narayan’s statement on communal violence in Bihar, J. B. Kripalani’s ‘A Forgotten Chapter’ (9 February 1976, submitted for publication) and K. Santhanam’s biography of nationalist leader S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar. Enclosed is a photograph of K. Santhanam with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1950–51).
Independence Struggle; National Movement; Independent India; Postcolonial India; Nationalist Leaders; Freedom Fighters; Jawaharlal Nehru; Sardar Patel; Jayaprakash Narayan; Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar; Trichy Central Jail; Mahatma Gandhi; Freedom Struggle; Gandhi Ashram; Constituent Assembly; Personal Accounts; Unity in Diversity; Elections; Patriotism; Progress; J. B. Kripalani; Civil Disobedience Movement; Biography; Nationalist; S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
The Freedom Struggle and Early Independent India, 1940-1978
1943
Papers on C. Rajagopalachari. Includes his pamphlet, The Way Out: A plea for constructive thought on the present political situation in India (1943) and his article, ‘Non-Nuclear Peoples of the World, Unite!’ Also contains ‘Rajaji: A Dynamic Personality’ (The White Star, December 1969) and articles published in Swarajya Weekly, including ‘Rajaji: Gandhiji’s ‘Alter Ego’ by Pyarelal (December 11, 1971), Rajagopalachari’s article in his ‘Dear Reader’ column (December 11, 1971), C.R.’S “Sweet Reasonableness” by Alan Campbell-Johnson (December 11, 1971), ‘Crusader for Dharma’ by H. V. Kamath (December 11, 1971), ‘Rajaji and the Republic’ (January 27, 1973) which contains a photograph of K. Santhanam and C. Rajagopalachari), ‘Let us Remember’ (December 8, 1973), and ‘Rajaji’s Legacy’ (December 21, 1974). There is also a review of C. Rajagopalachari’s book Rescue Democracy from Money Power (1977); an article ‘Rajaji’s Political Philosophy’ (Deccan Herald, December 10, 1978); ‘Sources of Inspiration’ [1978]; on Rajaji’s personality and political career, and an article titled ‘A Noble Pair’ on C. Vijayaraghavachariar and C. Rajagopalachari.
C. Rajagopalachari; The Way Out; Pamphlet; Muslim League; Indian National Congress; Rajaji; Swarajya; The White Star; Democracy; Money Power; Deccan Herald; Freedom Struggle; Indepedent India; C. Vijayaraghavachariar
