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Contents PART IV
[f.1]See Times of India dated 25-7-1925, " Through Indian Eyes ".
[f.2]On the question whether the Hindu Religion was a missionary Religion and if it was, why it
ceased to be so, see my essay on Carte and Conversion in the Annual Number of the Telugu
Samachar for 1926.
[f.3]See Report in Times of India 27-11-24, "Through Indian Eyes
[f.4]Speech at the Calcutta Session of the Hindu Maha Sabha held in December 1939, p. 14.
[f.5]Speech Ibid., p. 25.
[f.6]Ibid..pp.24â27
[f.7]Speech 1939, Ibid.. p. 18.
[f.8]Ibid., pp. 19-20.
[f.9]Speech 1939, pp. 21,22,23.
[f.10]Language of Gods
[f.11]Basically Sanskrit
[f.12]National Language
[f.13]Ibid., p. 4.
[f.14]Ibid., p. 16.
[f.15]Ibid.. pp. 14-17
[f.16]It should be noted that Mr. Savarkar is not opposed to separate electorates for the Muslims. It
is not clear whether he is in favour of separate electorates for Muslims even where they are in a
majority
[f.17]See his Manifesto dated 23rd March 1919
[f18]Young India, 2nd June 1920.
[f.19]" In view of the fact that on the Khilafat question both the Indian and Imperial Governments
have signally failed in their duty towards the Muslims of India and the Prime Minister has
deliberately broken his pledged word given to them, and that it is the duty of every non-Muslim
Indian if every legitimate manner to assist his Muslim brother in his attempt to remove the religious
calamity that has overtaken him;
" And in view of the fact that, in the matter of the events of the April of 1919, both the said
Governments have grossly neglected or failed to protect the innocent people of the Punjab and
punish officers guilty of unsoldierly and barbarous behaviour towards them, and have exonerated
Sir Michael O'Dwyer who proved himself directly responsible for most of the official crimes and
callous to the sufferings of the people placed under his administration, and that the debate in the
House of Lords betrayed a woeful lack of sympathy with the people of India, and systematic
terrorism and frightfulness adopted in the Punjab, and that the latest Viceregal pronouncement is
proof of entire absence of repentance in the matters of the Khilafat and the Punjab ;
" This Congress is of opinion that there can be no contentment in India without redress of the two
aforementioned wrongs, and that the only effectual means to vindicate national honour and to
prevent a repetition of similar wrongs in future is the establishment of Swarajya.
" This Congress is further of opinion that there is no course left open for the people of India but to
approve of and adopt the policy of progressive non-violent non-co-operation inaugurated by
Mahatma Gandhi, until the said wrongs are righted and Swarajya is established. "
Mrs. Annie Besant says : " It will be remembered that Mr. Gandhi, in March 1920, had forbidden
the mixing up of non-co-operation in defence of the Khilafat with other questions ; but it was found
that the Khilafat was not sufficiently attractive to Hindus ", so at the meeting of the All-India
Congress Committee held at Benares on May 30 and 31, the Punjab atrocities and the deficiencies
of the Reforms Act were added to the list of provocative causes.âThe Future of Indian Politics, p.
250.
[f.20]Mr. Gandhi repudiated the suggestion of the Modern Review and regarded it as " crudest cut
". Dealing with the criticism of the Modern Review in his Article in Young India for 20th October
1921 Mr. Gandhi said " I claim that with us both the Khilafat is the central fact, with Maulana
Mahomed Ali because it is his religion, with me because, in laying down my life for the Khilafal, I
ensure safely of the cow, that is my religion, from the Musalman knife. "
[f.21]The Resolution of non-co-operation was carried by 1886 voles against 884. The late Mr.
Tairsee once told me that a large majority of the delegates were no others than the taxi drivers of
Calcutta who were paid to vote for the non-co-operation resolution
[f.22]Liberator 22nd April 1926.
[f.23]Young India, 10th December 1919.
[f.24]Young India. 9th June 1920
[f.25]Young India dated 4th May 1921
[f.26]It is reported that for earning merit for the soul of Abdul Rashid, the murderer of Swami
Shradhanand, in the next world, the students and professors of the famous theological college at
Deoband finished five complete recitations of the Koran and had planned to finish daily a lakh and
a quarter recitations of Koranic verses. Their prayer was " God Almighty may give the marhoom
(Le.. Rashid) a place in the ' a ' ala-e-illeeyeen (the summit of the seventh heaven) "â Times of
India. 30-11-27 Through Indian Eyes columns.
[f.27]The resolution says that then were only three cases of forcible conversion ! ! In reply to a
question in the Central Legislature (Debates 16thJanuary 1922)Sir William Vincent replied: - The
Madras Government report that the number of forcible conversions probably runs to thousands but
that for obvious reasons it will never be possible to obtain anything like an accurate estimate ".
[f.28]The series is known as " India in 1920 " & so on.
[f.29]Rangila Rasul was written in reply to Sitaka Chinalaâa pamphlet written by a Muslim
alleging that Sita, wife of Rama, the hero of Ramayana, was a prostitute.
[f.30]Report of the Court of Inquiry appointed under section 3 of the Sind Public Inquiries Act to
inquire into the riots which occurred at Sukkur in 1939, p. 65. The total of 142 Hindus under '
murdered ' seems to be a mistake. It ought to be 72.
[f.31]Ibid., pp. 66-67.
[f.32]This is an English version of the report which appeared in the Savadhan, a Marathi weekly of
Nagpur, in its issue of 25th August 1936
[f.33]Quoted in " Through Indian Eyes "columns of the Times of India, dated 16-8-26.
[f.34]The Unity of Western Civiliazation (4th Ed.,) p. 27.
[f.35]The Christian Church did not play a passive pan in the process of unification of the Holy
Roman Umpire, It took a very active part in bringing it about. " Seeing one institution after another
falling to pieces around her, seeing how countries and cities were being severed from each other by
thr eruption of strange tribes and the increasing difficulty of communication the Christain Church, "
says Bryce, " strove to save religious fellowship by strengthening the ecclesiastical organization, by
drawing lighter every bond of outward union. Necessities of faith were still more powerful. Truth,
it was said, is one, and as it must bind into one body all who hold it, so it is only by continuing in
that body that they can preserve it. There is one Flock and one Shepherd. "
[f.36]Beside the Central Legislature there are to be constituted under the scheme of Reforms other
popular bodies such as Panchayats, Rural Boards, Municipalities and Town Committees.
[f.37]The distribution of population of Hyderabad State (excluding Berar) is according to the
census of 1931 as follows;â
"Hindus Untouchables Muslims Christians Others Total
96,99,615 24.73.230 15.34,666 1.51,382 5,77.255 1.44.36.148
[f.38]See Bombay Sentinal, June 22nd, 1940. Mr. Mir Akbar Ali Khan says that he discussed his
proposals with Mr. Srinivas Iyengar, ex-president of the Congress and the proposals published by
him are really proposals as approved by Mr. lyengar.
[f.39]Mufti Kifay at Ullah, a prominent member of the conference, in the course of his speech is
reported to have said : "They had to demonstrate that they were not behind any other community in
the fight for freedom, He wished to declare in clear terms that they did not rely on the British
Government for the protection of their rights. They would themselves chalk out the safeguards
necessary for the protection of their religious rights and would fight oat any party, however
powerful, that would refuse to accept those safeguards as they would fight the Government for
freedom " (Prolonged cheers.) Hindustan times. april 30, 1940.
[f.40]See the speeches of Maulana Hafizul Rehman and Dr. K. M. Ashraf in the same issue of the
Hindustan Times.
[f.41]This report has not appeared even now
[f.42]Macht Politic means Power Politics.
[f.43]Gravamin Politic mews in which the main strategy is to gain power by manufacturing
grievances.
[f.44]Turkey, pp. 363-64.
[f.45]The area of Turkey is 294,492 square miles exclusive of 3,708 square miles of lakes and
swamps. The area of Turkey in Europe is only 9,257 square miles.
[f.46]See abridgement by Sheikh Abdur Rashid.
[f.47]C. A. MacartneyâHungary and Her Successors (Oxford), 1937, p. 136.
[f.48]Alexander Hendersonâ-Eye-witness in Czechoslovakia (Harrap. 1939). pp. 229-30.
[f.49]Amold ToynbeeâTurkey, p. 141
[f.50]For further light on this topic, mx my tract on Federation vs. Freedom
[f.1]See Times of India dated 25-7-1925, " Through Indian Eyes ".
[f.2]On the question whether the Hindu Religion was a missionary Religion and if it was, why it
ceased to be so, see my essay on Carte and Conversion in the Annual Number of the Telugu
Samachar for 1926.
[f.3]See Report in Times of India 27-11-24, "Through Indian Eyes
[f.4]Speech at the Calcutta Session of the Hindu Maha Sabha held in December 1939, p. 14.
[f.5]Speech Ibid., p. 25.
[f.6]Ibid..pp.24â27
[f.7]Speech 1939, Ibid.. p. 18.
[f.8]Ibid., pp. 19-20.
[f.9]Speech 1939, pp. 21,22,23.
[f.10]Language of Gods
[f.11]Basically Sanskrit
[f.12]National Language
[f.13]Ibid., p. 4.
[f.14]Ibid., p. 16.
[f.15]Ibid.. pp. 14-17
[f.16]It should be noted that Mr. Savarkar is not opposed to separate electorates for the Muslims. It
is not clear whether he is in favour of separate electorates for Muslims even where they are in a
majority
[f.17]See his Manifesto dated 23rd March 1919
[f18]Young India, 2nd June 1920.
[f.19]" In view of the fact that on the Khilafat question both the Indian and Imperial Governments
have signally failed in their duty towards the Muslims of India and the Prime Minister has
deliberately broken his pledged word given to them, and that it is the duty of every non-Muslim
Indian if every legitimate manner to assist his Muslim brother in his attempt to remove the religious
calamity that has overtaken him;
" And in view of the fact that, in the matter of the events of the April of 1919, both the said
Governments have grossly neglected or failed to protect the innocent people of the Punjab and
punish officers guilty of unsoldierly and barbarous behaviour towards them, and have exonerated
Sir Michael O'Dwyer who proved himself directly responsible for most of the official crimes and
callous to the sufferings of the people placed under his administration, and that the debate in the
House of Lords betrayed a woeful lack of sympathy with the people of India, and systematic
terrorism and frightfulness adopted in the Punjab, and that the latest Viceregal pronouncement is
proof of entire absence of repentance in the matters of the Khilafat and the Punjab ;
" This Congress is of opinion that there can be no contentment in India without redress of the two
aforementioned wrongs, and that the only effectual means to vindicate national honour and to
prevent a repetition of similar wrongs in future is the establishment of Swarajya.
" This Congress is further of opinion that there is no course left open for the people of India but to
approve of and adopt the policy of progressive non-violent non-co-operation inaugurated by
Mahatma Gandhi, until the said wrongs are righted and Swarajya is established. "
Mrs. Annie Besant says : " It will be remembered that Mr. Gandhi, in March 1920, had forbidden
the mixing up of non-co-operation in defence of the Khilafat with other questions ; but it was found
that the Khilafat was not sufficiently attractive to Hindus ", so at the meeting of the All-India
Congress Committee held at Benares on May 30 and 31, the Punjab atrocities and the deficiencies
of the Reforms Act were added to the list of provocative causes.âThe Future of Indian Politics, p.
250.
[f.20]Mr. Gandhi repudiated the suggestion of the Modern Review and regarded it as " crudest cut
". Dealing with the criticism of the Modern Review in his Article in Young India for 20th October
1921 Mr. Gandhi said " I claim that with us both the Khilafat is the central fact, with Maulana
Mahomed Ali because it is his religion, with me because, in laying down my life for the Khilafal, I
ensure safely of the cow, that is my religion, from the Musalman knife. "
[f.21]The Resolution of non-co-operation was carried by 1886 voles against 884. The late Mr.
Tairsee once told me that a large majority of the delegates were no others than the taxi drivers of
Calcutta who were paid to vote for the non-co-operation resolution
[f.22]Liberator 22nd April 1926.
[f.23]Young India, 10th December 1919.
[f.24]Young India. 9th June 1920
[f.25]Young India dated 4th May 1921
[f.26]It is reported that for earning merit for the soul of Abdul Rashid, the murderer of Swami
Shradhanand, in the next world, the students and professors of the famous theological college at
Deoband finished five complete recitations of the Koran and had planned to finish daily a lakh and
a quarter recitations of Koranic verses. Their prayer was " God Almighty may give the marhoom
(Le.. Rashid) a place in the ' a ' ala-e-illeeyeen (the summit of the seventh heaven) "â Times of
India. 30-11-27 Through Indian Eyes columns.
[f.27]The resolution says that then were only three cases of forcible conversion ! ! In reply to a
question in the Central Legislature (Debates 16thJanuary 1922)Sir William Vincent replied: - The
Madras Government report that the number of forcible conversions probably runs to thousands but
that for obvious reasons it will never be possible to obtain anything like an accurate estimate ".
[f.28]The series is known as " India in 1920 " & so on.
[f.29]Rangila Rasul was written in reply to Sitaka Chinalaâa pamphlet written by a Muslim
alleging that Sita, wife of Rama, the hero of Ramayana, was a prostitute.
[f.30]Report of the Court of Inquiry appointed under section 3 of the Sind Public Inquiries Act to
inquire into the riots which occurred at Sukkur in 1939, p. 65. The total of 142 Hindus under '
murdered ' seems to be a mistake. It ought to be 72.
[f.31]Ibid., pp. 66-67.
[f.32]This is an English version of the report which appeared in the Savadhan, a Marathi weekly of
Nagpur, in its issue of 25th August 1936
[f.33]Quoted in " Through Indian Eyes "columns of the Times of India, dated 16-8-26.
[f.34]The Unity of Western Civiliazation (4th Ed.,) p. 27.
[f.35]The Christian Church did not play a passive pan in the process of unification of the Holy
Roman Umpire, It took a very active part in bringing it about. " Seeing one institution after another
falling to pieces around her, seeing how countries and cities were being severed from each other by
thr eruption of strange tribes and the increasing difficulty of communication the Christain Church, "
says Bryce, " strove to save religious fellowship by strengthening the ecclesiastical organization, by
drawing lighter every bond of outward union. Necessities of faith were still more powerful. Truth,
it was said, is one, and as it must bind into one body all who hold it, so it is only by continuing in
that body that they can preserve it. There is one Flock and one Shepherd. "
[f.36]Beside the Central Legislature there are to be constituted under the scheme of Reforms other
popular bodies such as Panchayats, Rural Boards, Municipalities and Town Committees.
[f.37]The distribution of population of Hyderabad State (excluding Berar) is according to the
census of 1931 as follows;â
"Hindus Untouchables Muslims Christians Others Total
96,99,615 24.73.230 15.34,666 1.51,382 5,77.255 1.44.36.148
[f.38]See Bombay Sentinal, June 22nd, 1940. Mr. Mir Akbar Ali Khan says that he discussed his
proposals with Mr. Srinivas Iyengar, ex-president of the Congress and the proposals published by
him are really proposals as approved by Mr. lyengar.
[f.39]Mufti Kifay at Ullah, a prominent member of the conference, in the course of his speech is
reported to have said : "They had to demonstrate that they were not behind any other community in
the fight for freedom, He wished to declare in clear terms that they did not rely on the British
Government for the protection of their rights. They would themselves chalk out the safeguards
necessary for the protection of their religious rights and would fight oat any party, however
powerful, that would refuse to accept those safeguards as they would fight the Government for
freedom " (Prolonged cheers.) Hindustan times. april 30, 1940.
[f.40]See the speeches of Maulana Hafizul Rehman and Dr. K. M. Ashraf in the same issue of the
Hindustan Times.
[f.41]This report has not appeared even now
[f.42]Macht Politic means Power Politics.
[f.43]Gravamin Politic mews in which the main strategy is to gain power by manufacturing
grievances.
[f.44]Turkey, pp. 363-64.
[f.45]The area of Turkey is 294,492 square miles exclusive of 3,708 square miles of lakes and
swamps. The area of Turkey in Europe is only 9,257 square miles.
[f.46]See abridgement by Sheikh Abdur Rashid.
[f.47]C. A. MacartneyâHungary and Her Successors (Oxford), 1937, p. 136.
[f.48]Alexander Hendersonâ-Eye-witness in Czechoslovakia (Harrap. 1939). pp. 229-30.
[f.49]Amold ToynbeeâTurkey, p. 141
[f.50]For further light on this topic, mx my tract on Federation vs. Freedom