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...British Raj, fully aware of the great power of a fast-to-the-death in influencing Hindu public opinion,* suppressed the story but the Congress underground spread bulletins of his condition and his messages. In protest against the continuing press ban, more than 100 Indian newspapers refused to print any news at all (TIME, Jan. 18). As agitation reached a climax the Raj compromised; and the Professor's friends persuaded him to accept. At stake was a moral issue, typical of the root evils in the tragic Indian political situation...
Last week, lifting its censorship, the Raj said the Professor would be allowed to visit Chimur with an Indian member of the Viceroy's Council. The provincial government stressed the importance of "the maintenance of discipline among the military and police" and its concern for "the respect and honor of women...
...rupees - Second bill from Cecil (August 2 -September 7). The Cecil is an island of Paradise in a political hell. On a cool white verandah the rulers of the British Raj sit sipping chota pegs and singing for the "kipnagar" (waiter) and talking about India as if it were something very far and remote and inconsequential in their personal lives...
...British Raj last week gave one of India's leading statesmen a resounding rebuff. Gaunt, distinguished Chakravarti Rajagopalachariar ("C. R.") has been the outstanding Indian exponent of all-out Indian effort against Japan (TIME, Nov. 2, et ante...
...long been a cardinal principle of the Raj that Hindu-Moslem agreement is necessary before independence can be granted to India. No one has worked harder for such agreement than C. R., a Hindu and member of the Indian National Congress party. Recently he interviewed Moslem League President Mohammed AH Jinnah, felt that the results of their conversation should be reported to the Congress party's imprisoned Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Last week C. R., in white robes and sandals, his sunglasses on his aquiline nose, called on the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, and asked permission to see Gandhi...