Congress Presidents Files : (18851923) A Treasure Trove of Facts That Will Change Your Opinion About Congress

Youll find interesting facts about Congress presidents in this book. Many presidents celebrated the fulfillment of Macaulays dream, while others called the first revolution of 1857 a dark age. One declared that if cow slaughter was to be stopped, the government should make mutton cheaper. One president was sentenced to 10 years in prison for demolishing a mosque, while another built a mosque right in the convention itself. Youll also read about the oath of loyalty to the British taken at conventions, as well as the anti-Hindu stance of Hasrat Mohani, the founder of Inquilab Zindabad.Some were descendants of Tipu Sultan, while others families came to India with Babur and migrated to Pakistan with Jinnah. Anothers ancestors were Aurangzebs teachers, while the judge who sentenced Savarkar to Kala Pani was also a Congress president. One declared the Queen of Britain an incarnation, while another built the Victoria Memorial. Youll learn how Nehru resigned on Gandhijis condition that he spin yarn, and how Motilalji rejected Gandhijis ideas of satyagraha and non-violence. When Jawaharlal Nehrus father became ashamed of Motilal Nehrus loyalty to the British, and how much truth there is in the claim that Motilal Nehru was given half a bottle of champagne daily in prison.