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Swaraj (or Self-Government) is a movement led by C. R. Das, chief lieutenant of the incarcerated Mahatma Ghandi...
...success of the Swaraj in Bengal caused the resignation of the Legislative Council of the Bengal Government. Lord Lytton, Governor of Bengal, invited C. R. Das to form a ministry...
...significance of such a step is not apparent. Swaraj is a political movement which aims at achieving Indian independence by means of a policy of noncoöperation as opposed to violence. Taraknath Das,* in his book India in World Politics,† apart from comment on the British Raj which is neither equitable, honest nor impartial, sums up compendiously the aspiration of the Swaraj. It is not to be wondered at that the London Daily Telegraph, alluding to the action of Lord Lytton, said that "the event will doubtless be noted by the future historian as a landmark...
...Among his best known novels are Frau Sorge (Dame Care), Der Katzensteg (The Cats' Bridge) and Es War (It Was). His plays include Ehre (Honor), Es lebe das Leben (Long Live Life!) and Heimath, the last of which, under the name of Magda, is particularly familiar to English and American playgoers. Much of his work is available in English translations...
...first two of these plays, "The Farewell Curse" and "The Maharani of Arakan", were written by Rabindranath Tagore, while "Savitri" or "Love Conquers Death", the third playlet, is a lyrical drama by K. N. Das Gupta and adapted from the Hindu epic "The Mahabharata". These three plays combine into one program, the tragedy, comedy, epic, and idealism...