Note and Comments (2 Vols-Set)
Contents: Vol. I: 1. Hypocricies and doubled talk. 2. A few seminal dates. 3. Preferential rights for women. 4. People’s action in France and India. 5. Evolve a new pattern. 6. International policy of parties in the world. 7. Freedom fighters and freedom preservers. 8. Unit of mankind. 9. Caste. 10. Inanity of world socialism. 11. Two strikes. 12. Water famines and heat waves. 13. The blood bath of Kharswan. 14. A primatic analysis. 15. Principles of parliamentary behavior. 16. The Banaras university. 17. President Nasser’s political philosophy. 18. Sputnik. 19. An irrational. 20. Puritanism and profligacy. 21. The Maratha. 22. People space and struggles. 23. The Andhras. 24. The summit conference. 25. India, China and out borders. 26. The current civil disobedience movements. 27. The issue of skin colour. 28. Miscarriage of justice. 29. Political problem of Congo. 30. An appeal to the youth of Bengal. 31. Our disease. 32. Cosmopolitanism. 33. United Nations Organisation. 34. Satyagraha. 35. The revolt of youth. 36. The British Queen’s visit. 37. The Bomb and world parliament. 38. Orissa elections. 39. The high-caste Judge and Murder. Index.
Vol. II: 1. Test of a foreign policy. 2. Radical economic measures. 3. Kashi university. 4. Citizenship. 5. Tashkent declaration and… 6. Consolidation of opposition parties. 7. Kerala and food. 8. The moon. 9. Revolution arrested. 10. Discrimination and equality. 11. A pre-election year. 12. Devaluation. 13. Nationhood. 14. A mystery. 15. History writing. 16. Language. 17. After nineteen years of freedom. 18. The bund. 19. British legacy. 20. Group identities. 21. Personal and impersonal. 22. Allegations. 23. Non-alignment. 24. Student’s march: shame, fear but also some confidence. 25. Policy and problems. 36. Regional imbalance. 27. Rains. 28. A sense of doom. 29. Relief committee and squatting. 30 revolt on Hindi areas. 31. UPSC examination. 32. Lack of policy. 33. Civil liberties and the criminal procedure code. 34. The general elections 1967 and after. 35. China. 36. Before presidential election. 37. Delhi police. 38. After presidential election. 39. American Margo cry for India. 40. Gandhi and the bomb. 41. Elite and expenditure. 42. Mac bird! 43. August revolution: twentyfifth anniversary. 44. The dynastic principle. 45. Trappings: life and spirit. 46. Svetalana and Lok Sabha. 47. The queen’s men. 48. Creatures of the clique. 49. China: insanity of doctrine. 50. To be somebody. 51. Urgency of change. Appendices. Index.
This book contains writings of Rammanohar Lohia published as “Note and Comments” in “Mankind” a monthly journal, during the period August 1956-March 1962.