The Case for India
Annie Besant
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The Case for India is the presidential address delivered by Annie Besant at the thirty-second Indian National Congress, held at Calcutta on the 26th of December, 1917. She begins with thanks that go beyond ceremony. For the first time in Congress history, the delegates had chosen a president who lay interned. When chosen, she was under government displeasure. She was held as a person dangerous to public safety.
While she was silenced, she says, they defended her and won her release; humiliated, she was crowned with honour. Having no words fit to repay the debt, she turns the gift into service. She consecrates her life anew on the altar of the Mother. The opening closes with the cry of Vande Mataram. The address starts, that is, as a debt of gratitude turned into a pledge.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Annie Besant |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 104 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |