Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 45247-h.htm or 45247-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45247/45247-h/45247-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45247/45247-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/indiaforindians00dascrich [Illustration: C. R. Das.] INDIA FOR INDIANS by CHITTA RANJAN DAS With Foreword by Babu Motilal Ghose (Editor, A. B. Patrika.) Ganesh & Co., Madras. The Cambridge Press, Madras First Edition November, 1917 Second Edition May, 1918 Enlarged Edition April, 1921 CONTENTS PAGE Foreword i-vi Hindu-Mahomedan Mass Meeting, Calcutta 1 Public Meeting at Mymensingh 8 A Great Meeting at Decca 28 Home Rule Meeting at Barisal 53 Protest against Internments 88 Indian Deputation to England 97 Premiers Appeal 106 Self-Government 112 The Great Transformation 118 The Great Denial 143 Advice to Students 164 The Battle of Freedom 168 Address to Students 172 Non-Co-operation 176-192 OM FOREWORD When the Publishers asked me for a Foreword to this small volume of Speeches by Mr. C. R. Das, I readily acceded to their request, both from personal and public considerations.