Language: EnglishPages: 518About The BookThe Great Speeches of Modern India tells the story of modern India through its speeches. Here are all the classics from Tilak, Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Ambedkar, L.K. Advani, Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi, and here are also some rare speeches-Satyajit Rayon cinema, Vikrarn Seth on his school days, and Godse's defence of his assassination of Gandhi. Stimulating, informative, and full of rare gems, this one stop book is a must on every bookshelf. About The Author Rudrangshu Mukherjee is a historian and journalist. Currently running the editorial pages of The Telegraph, he has held various academic posts and taught, among others, at Calcutta, Princeton, and Manchester universities. He is the author of four books on the revolt of 1857: Awadh in Revolt, 1857-58: A Study of Popular Resistance; Spectre of Violence: The Kanpur Massacres in the Revolt of 1857; Mangal Pandey: Brave M