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Young India: AN INTERPRETATION AND A HISTORY OF THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT FROM WITHIN

by Lala Lajpat Rai

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In this book Lala Lajpat Rai describes the political situation of the country as it was in 1915 and a history of freedom struggle before 1915. This book is very helpful in understanding true nature and contribution of different freedom fighters of India.

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Table of Contents

  1. THE GENERAL VIEWPOINT OF THE INDIAN NATIONALIST
    • First Invasion of India
    • Chandra Gupta and Asoka
    • India Practically Independent up to the Twelfth Century
    • Muslim Rule
    • Muslim Rule in India not Foreign
    • INDIA UNDER THE BRITISH
    • Political Disqualification of the Indians
    • All Europeans, Eurasians including Armenians and Jews can carry arms free of license; not so the Indians
    • Loyalty of Ruling Chiefs
    • Middle Class Desires Political Freedom
  2. INDIA FROM 1757 TO 1857 A. D.
    • Conflict of French and English in India
    • How British Rule in India was Established
    • Methods of Consolidation of British India
    • British Public Ignorant of Facts
    • Conquest of India Diplomatic, not Military
    • The Great Indian Mutiny of 1857
    • How the Mutiny was Put Down
  3. INDIA FROM 1857 TO 1905
    • PART I — FROM 1857 TO 1885
      • The Bengalee Babu
      • Forces Resisting Denationalisation
      • Political Disappointments
      • Lord Ripon
      • Lord Dufferin
    • PART II. THE BIRTH OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
      • Indian National Congress an English Product
      • Hume, a Lover of Liberty
      • Congress to Save British Empire from Danger
      • The Congress Lacked Essentials of a National Movement
      • Hume’s Political Movement
      • Congress Overawed
      • Congress Agitation in England
      • Causes of Failure of the Congress
    • PART III. THE BIRTH OF THE NEW NATIONALIST MOVEMENT
      • Swadeshi and Swaraj
      • Men who have Inspired the Movement
      • The failures of the Congress evolved the Nationalist Movement
      • Lord Curzon and Indian Education
      • Lord Curzon’s Secret Educational Conference
      • Indians and Lord Curzon at Cross Purposes
      • The Congress Deputation to England in 1905
      • The Congress of 1905
      • Object of the Passive Resistance Movement
  4. THE FIRST YEARS OF THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT
    • Boycott of British Goods
    • The Second Move of the Bengalees: The National University
    • Arabinda Ghosh
    • The Nationalist Press
    • Military Measures against Boycotters
    • Lord Minto
    • Indian Press Gagged
    • Deportation of Lajpat Rai
    • Disaffection Driven Underground
    • Lord Hardinge Bombed
  5. TYPES OF NATIONALISTS
    • The Extremists
    • A few Nihilists
    • Religions Extremists
    • The Mother Worshippers
    • Vedantists
    • Advocates of Organised Rebellion
    • Har Dayal
    • Hardayalism
    • Political Freedom the First Condition of Life
    • Arabinda Ghosh — Vedantist and Swarajist
    • Ganesh Vindyak Savarkar
    • The Terrorists
    • Advocates of Constructive Nationalisation
    • Independence, but not at once
    • Preparing the Nation for Freedom
    • Preparatory Work from Below
    • Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission
    • The Moderates
    • Gokhale
    • Congress Leaders
    • Passive Resisters
  6. 6. INDIAN NATIONALISM AND THE WORLD-FORCES
    • Inspiration through European Nationalism
    • History of Modern Europe tabooed in Universities
    • Italian-Turko War
    • Interpretation of India to Western World
    • Tagorism
  7. THE RELIGIOUS AND THE COMMUNAL ELEMENTS IN INDIAN NATIONALISM
    • Mohammedan Revulsion of Feeling against the British
    • Disaffection among the Sikhs
  8. THE FUTURE
    • Change in Indian Life and Depth of Nationalism
    • Nationalism Fertilised by Blood of Martyrs
    • Wave of Indian Nationalism is on
    • Propitiation and Petty Concessions Futile
    • Internal Division no Valid Plea
    • Illiteracy the Fault of the British and no Bar to Self-government.
    • Internal Troubles
    • Unfitness of Orientals for Representative Institutions.
    • Nationalism has come to Stay
    • Curzons, Macdonnels, Sydenhams, responsible for Bombs and Revolvers
  9. APPENDICES
    • Feudatory Chiefs Powerless
    • Industrial Ruin of India
    • India a Mere Possession
    • Masses Starved
    • 70,000,000 Continually Hungry People in British India
    • Deaths from Famine from 1891 to 1900 alone: 19,000,000
    • Famines of Money, not Food. Lord G. Hamilton
    • Causes of Famines
    • Drain
    • Enormous Foreign Tribute. Rev. J. T. Sunderland
    • Government assessment too high
    • The Ryot
    • Indian Plunder. Adam Brooks
    • “Narrow and Shortsighted Imperial Policy.” Sir Archibald R. Colquehoun
    • Taxation. Lord Salisbury. The British policy of bleeding Indian people.
    • Plague, Deaths from
    • Indian Finance
    • Land Tax
    • Income Tax
    • Customs
    • TRADE FIGURES FOR 1973 to 1914
    • PERSONNEL OF THE GOVERNMENT
    • FIGURES ABOUT EDUCATION AND LITERACY