Project Gutenberg 2012-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 106 Lajpat Rai, Lala 1865 1928 Lala Lajpat Rai Rai, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lajpat An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George Prime Minister of Great Britain Produced by spend, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George" by Lala Lajpat Rai is a political manifesto written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a heartfelt appeal from an Indian nationalist to the British Prime Minister, addressing grievances related to India's treatment under British colonial rule during World War I. The work articulates the dire socio-economic conditions faced by the Indian populace and passionately argues for Indian self-governance, highlighting the stark contrasts between British claims of benevolence and the harsh realities experienced by the Indian people. In this open letter, Lajpat Rai expresses his frustration and anguish as an exile, longing for his homeland while critiquing British exploitation and deception. He critiques the imposition of additional taxes and duties on the impoverished Indian population to fund the war, emphasizing how this financial burden exacerbates the suffering of his countrymen. Throughout the text, Rai vividly illustrates the widespread poverty, lack of education, and exploitation faced by Indians, juxtaposing their plight against British prosperity. He implores Lloyd George to acknowledge the injustices and re-evaluate the British approach towards India, arguing for a political transformation that acknowledges the dignity and rights of the Indian people. Ultimately, Rai's letter serves not only as a critique of British imperialism but also as a passionate call for justice and equality for India. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39874/39874-h/images/front_cover.jpg en India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 DS Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 98594 98578 2024-09-16T16:47:08.646105 2023-09-17T11:01:31.630619 text/html text/html 96822 2012-06-01T13:08:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 114744 2012-06-01T13:08:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117220 2024-09-16T16:47:11.120063 application/epub+zip 116964 2024-09-16T16:47:09.188085 application/epub+zip 103717 2024-09-16T16:47:08.913079 application/epub+zip 157876 2024-09-16T16:47:12.734058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145846 2024-09-16T16:47:10.842081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133213 2022-09-18T09:12:24.555533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85587 85389 2024-09-16T16:47:08.453092 2023-09-17T11:01:31.452603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 85500 2012-06-01T13:08:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32731 2012-06-01T13:08:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85491 2012-06-01T13:08:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32702 2012-06-01T13:08:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20290 2024-09-16T16:47:12.872191 application/rdf+xml 15250 2024-09-16T16:47:08.989068 image/jpeg 2101 2024-09-16T16:47:08.951074 image/jpeg 116708 2024-09-16T16:47:08.660077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia