Selected Works of C. Rajagopalachari, Vol. 2, 1921–22, is part of a series of ten volumes that gather together the writings of Rajaji over the period 1907–72. The second volume covers a brief but significant phase in Rajaji’s political life, beginning with his arrest for participating in the non-cooperation movement in December 1921 and his imprisonment in Vellore Central Jail. Rajaji’s jail diary is published here with detailed annotations for the first time. By the time Rajaji was released from jail in March 1922, Mahatma Gandhi, by then his close associate, had been arrested and remanded to Yeravda Jail. The mantle of bringing out the nationalist weekly Young India fell on Rajaji’s shoulders. Through the columns of Young India,Rajaji kept alive Gandhiji’s message of non-violence and his emphasis on the importance of khaddar and the spinning wheel. Besides his various editorials and articles in Young India, the present volume also contains letters, speeches and other writings of Rajaji during these years. The volume ends with his spirited defence of the non-cooperation programme opposing council entry at the 37th Session of the Indian National Congress at Gaya in December 1922. Overall, the collection offers a close commentary on the non-cooperation movement and its aftermath.
Mahesh Rangarajan is Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML). N. Balakrishnan is Deputy Director, NMML. Deepa Bhatnagar is in charge of the Research and Publications Division and NMML Archives.
List of Illustrations Preface 1. Jail Diary December 1921–March 1922 2. Letter to Mahatma Gandhi 9 February 1922 3. Interview to a Representative of the Bombay Chronicle 1 April 1922 4. My Great Disappointment: Article 6 April 1922 92 5. Interview to a Representative of the Bombay Chronicle 9 April 1922 6. Circular for Observing Gandhi Day 16 April 1922 7. Circular for Tilak Swarajya Fund 17 April 1922 8. Our Work during the Halt: Article 20 April 1922 9. A Fatal Suggestion: Article 4 May 1922 10. Telegram to Kasturba Gandhi 12 May 1922 11. Telegram to Pyarelal 17 May 1922 12. The Key-Stone: Article 18 May 1922 13. Why Khadi for Civil Disobedience? Comment 18 May 1922 14. Appeal on Gandhi Day 18 May 1922 15. Telegram to Pyarelal 21 May 1922 16. Revision Proposals Examined: Article 25 May 1922 17. What Became of the Bombs? Article 25 May 1922 18. Mahatmaji’s Jail Treatment: Note 25 May 1922 19. Letter to Pyarelal 27 May 1922 20. Appeal to Merchants 1 June 1922 21. Editor’s Notes 1 June 1922 22. The Cry from the Mulshi Valley: Editorial 1 June 1922 23. A Grave Warning: Comment 1 June 1922 24. Editor’s Notes 8 June 1922 25. Much the Better for Happiness: Editorial 8 June 1922 26. Dangerous Doctrines: Editorial 8 June 1922 27. Repression in Santhal Parganas: Note 8 June 1922 28. Editor’s Notes 15 June 1922 29. The Right of Private Defence: Article 15 June 1922 30. Faith Unshaken: Editorial 15 June 1922 31. Editor’s Notes 22 June 1922 32. Civil Disobedience as Retaliation: Comment 22 June 1922 33. How Shall We Prepare? Editorial 22 June 1922 34. Go On: Article 22 June 1922 35. Editor’s Notes 29 June 1922 36. A Fundamental Error: Article 29 June 1922 37. Construction but Not Cooperation: Article 29 June 1922 38. Unclaimed Property: Article 29 June 1922 39. Is It Direct Action? Editorial 29 June 1922 40. The Secret: Editorial 29 June 1922 41. The Muzang Affair: Editorial 29 June 1922 42. Editor’s Notes 6 July 1922 43. Political Prisoners: Article 6 July 1922 44. The Shame of It: Editorial 6 July 1922 45. Empire and Equality: Article 6 July 1922 46. Editor’s Notes 13 July 1922 47. Utkal’s Purest Offering: Comment 13 July 1922 48. Ascetics and Saint: Editorial 13 July 1922 49. Phantom Equality: Editorial 13 July 1922 50. Mahatmaji and the Present Situation: Article 13 July 1922 51. Editor’s Notes 20 July 1922 52. Ahimsa and World Peace: Comment 20 July 1922 53. How Is Lakshmi? Editorial 20 July 1922 54. The First of August: Editorial 20 July 1922 55. Letter to Pyarelal 25 July 1922 56. Editor’s Notes 27 July 1922 57. To Sisters in Tamil Land: Message 27 July 1922 58. Not to Destroy but to Fulfil: Editorial 27 July 1922 59. To the Reader: Editorial 3 August 1922 60. Editor’s Notes 10 August 1922 61. The Father of Non-cooperation: Editorial 10 August 1922 62. The Steel Frame: Editorial 10 August 1922 63. A Great Blow to Islam: Comment 10 August 1922 64. Terrible Proof: Article 10 August 1922 65. Editor’s Notes 17 August 1922 66. Stronger or Weaker? Editorial 17 August 1922 67. Shanti’s Flag: Editorial 17 August 1922 68. Editor’s Notes 24 August 1922 69. A Testimony: Comment 24 August 1922 70. The Last Injunction: Editorial 24 August 1922 71. Violence Again: Article 24 August 1922 72. A Parable: Comment 24 August 1922 73. Editor’s Notes 31 August 1922 74. Correspondence with Editor 31 August 1922 75. Define the Constitution: Editorial 31 August 1922 76. Letter to Pyarelal 2 September 1922 77. Editor’s Notes 7 September 1922 78. The Next Terror: Editorial 7 September 1922 79. Letter to Pyarelal 11 September 1922 80. Editor’s Notes 14 September 1922 81. Mahatmaji’s Letters: Article 14 September 1922 82. An Electioneering Viceroy: Article 14 September 1922 83. Only a Dream: Editorial 14 September 1922 84. The Story of Guru-ka-Bagh: Article 14 September 1922 85. What is Impossible? Article 14 September 1922 86. Lokamanya and Untouchability: Comment 14 September 1922 87. Editor’s Notes 21 September 1922 88. Dictation from Below: Article 21 September 1922 89. Mrs. Besant’s Scheme: Editorial 21 September 1922 90. Multan: Article 21 September 1922 91. The Death-Waggon: Article 21 September 1922 92. Indianisation: Comment 21 September 1922 93. Letter to Pyarelal 26 September 1922 94. Editor’s Notes 28 September 1922 95. The Fiery Cross: Editorial 28 September 1922 96. The Destroyers: Editorial 28 September 1922 97. A Leading Cooperator’s Warning: Comment 28 September 1922 98. Telegram to Pyarelal 4 October 1922 99. Editor’s Notes 5 October 1922 100. Mahatmaji’s Birthday: Message 5 October 1922 101. Certified: Editorial 5 October 1922 102. Mahatmaji’s Prison Life—A Lying Message: Article 5 October 1922 103. Letter to Pyarelal 6 October 1922 104. Letter to Pyarelal 11 October 1922 105. Editor’s Notes 12 October 1922 106. Robbery of the Soil: Article 12 October 1922 107. A Congress of Untouchables: Article 12 October 1922 108. The Paradox: Editorial 12 October 1922 109. Letter to Pyarelal 15 October 1922 110. Letter to Pyarelal 18 October 1922 111. Boycott of British Goods: A Note of Dissent 19 October 1922 112. Editor’s Notes 19 October 1922 113. The Message from Yeravda: Editorial 19 October 1922 114. To the Mussalmans: Editorial 19 October 1922 115. A Severe Indictment: Article 19 October 1922 116. Manchester Guardian’s Correspondent: Comment 19 October 1922 117. How to Overcome Objections: Comment 19 October 1922 118. Letter to Pyarelal 23 October 1922 119. Letter to Motilal Nehru 24 October 1922 120. Letter to Pyarelal 24 October 1922 121. Letter to Pyarelal 26 October 1922 122. Editor’s Notes 26 October 1922 123. The Rise and Fall of Premiers: Editorial 26 October 1922 124. Editor’s Notes 2 November 1922 125. The New Premier: Article 2 November 1922 126. Not Anyhow: Editorial 2 November 1922 127. Groundless Fears: Editorial 2 November 1922 128. Letter to Pyarelal 4 November 1922 129. Letter to Pyarelal 9 November 1922 130. Editor’s Notes 9 November 1922 131. Full Steam On! Editorial 9 November 1922 132. The Phrygian Has Spoken Best: Editorial 9 November 1922 133. Telegram from Salem regarding AICC Meeting 14 November 1922 134. Editor’s Notes 16 November 1922 135. The Right Programme: Editorial 16 November 1922 136. Mr. Das’s Statement: Editorial 16 November 1922 137. ‘Two New Weapons’: Article 16 November 1922 138. Editor’s Notes 23 November 1922 139. Kemal Pasha’s Call: Editorial 23 November 1922 140. Within or Without the Empire: Comments on Letter to Editor 23 November 1922 141. Speech at AICC Meeting 24 November 1922 142. Address to the Students of National High School, Rajahmundry 1 December 1922 143. Editor’s Notes 30 November 1922 144. Why It Should Be Rejected: Editorial 30 November 1922 145. Letter to Pyarelal 5 December 1922 146. Letter to Pyarelal 6 December 1922 147. Views on AICC Meeting 6 December 1922 148. Editor’s Notes 7 December 1922 149. Repudiation: Editorial 7 December 1922 150. Editor’s Notes 14 December 1922 151. Rights of Minorities: Comment 14 December 1922 152. Editor’s Notes 21 December 1922 153. Famine Insurance: Comment 21 December 1922 154. Repudiation a Necessary Corollary: Editorial 21 December 1922 155. Death: Editorial 21 December 1922 156. Speech on Boycott of British Goods at Gaya Congress 29 December 1922 157. Resolution and Speech on Boycott of Councils at Gaya Congress 29 December 1922 158. Reply to the Debate on Boycott of Councils at Gaya Congress 30 December 1922 159. Speech Opposing the Resolution on Change in Congress Creed at Gaya Congress 31 December 1922 160. Resolution and Speech on Repudiation of the Authority of the Legislature to Incur Debts at Gaya Congress 31 December 1922 161. Resolutions and Speech on Private Defence and the Affiliation of Committees Outside India to the I.N.C. at Gaya Congress 31 December 1922
Appendices
Appendix I: Resolutions Moved by C. Rajagopalachari
1. Resolutions regarding Future Programme, Depressed Classes and Rules Committee 2. Resolution on Congratulations to the Turks
Appendix II: Joint Statements
1. Appeal regarding Presidentship of Gaya Congress 2. Letter regarding Report of the Civil Disobedience Enquiry Committee 3. Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations of the Civil Disobedience Enquiry Committee 4. Views of Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, M. A. Ansari and C. Rajagopalachari on Entry into Legislative Councils 5. Report of Rules Committee of Tamil Nadu P.C.C. 6. Report of General Secretaries
Appendix III: Miscellaneous Items
1. Mahatma Gandhi’s Note in Young India 2. Bardoli Programme 3. G. B. Trivedi’s Questions 4. Extracts from Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s Report of Repression in Santhal Parganas 5. Statement of H. S. L. Polak and C. F. Andrews 6. Extracts from Hind Swaraj 7. Extracts from Article by Rev. Samuel Pearson
Chronology (December 1921–December 1922) Index