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The Calcutta Review July 1920

1920

This thing—who after the departure of the English would be conquerors—would rest on the ° So deep is the chasm between Islam and Hinduism that Major Loch states that the war between Turkey and the Entente was a religious war only to the extent that the Moslem Turk gave no quarter to the " infidel " Hindu in the British army. [...] Of such benevolence as the English Government shows to the foreign nations under her there °is no example in the history of the world.' One great difficulty during our task has been the impossibility of reconciling the claims that were naturally and inevitably made by the educated Indian with the political necessities of the situation. [...] She was not of the blood like Canada South Africa New Zealand and Australia ; but she shared sufficiently in the privilege of British subjects to see to it alike with the other countries of the Empire In the day of Armageddon in the last great fight of all That our House stand together and the pillars do not fall." 13 And so her million fighters went forth to France and Palestine and the [...] India are in complete accord; is that of the increasing association of Indians in every branch of the adthinistration and the gradual development of seIf-governing institutions with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in India as an integral part of the British Empire." 15 Indians accepted the pronouncement as their Magna Carta their charter of liberty. [...] THERE is a better reason for a second article ' on the subject of the perishing of the paper of the books in our Indian libraries than the fact that the first was read with interest; but that too appeared to be the case.
history
Pages
112
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120137
Segment Pages Author Actions
England’s Indian Policy
209-232 E.F. Oaten view
The Perishing of Paper
233-246 J.A. Chapman view
A Plea for a School and College Medical Service in Bengal
247-264 J.N. Das Gupta view
The Psychology of Education
265-281 John Burke view
Indian Allusions in Thackeray’s Writings
282-300 P.R. Krishnaswami view
The Dravidian Art of Sculpture and Stone Carving
301-307 G.R. Aiyangar view
Reviews of Books
308-316 unknown view
Acknowledgments
317-320 unknown view

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