Selected Works of Govind Ballabh Pant Volume 15

by Pant, Govind Ballabh; Nanda, B. R.

• ISBN13: 9780195651201
• ISBN10: 0195651200
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume covers the period from August 1947 to March 1949. Following the partition of the subcontinent, communal violence erupted. As this volume shows, Pant dealt with the situation with skill and firmness. The book also looks at the creation of the constitution and Pant's constructiverole as a senior Congress Leader.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Editorial Note	vii
Govind Ballabh Pant --- A Biographical Sketch	xi
Illustrations	xxxi
General Perspectives
The Task Ahead 15 August 1953	3	(1)
Need for Spirit of Self-reliance 26 January 1954	4	(5)
The Budget for 1954--55
Reply to Debate on the Budget for 1954--55 24 February 1954	9	(8)
A Development Budget 27 February 1954	17	(8)
Industry and Transport
Development of Air Services Vital for India's Progress 1 August 1953	25	(1)
Crucial Role of Railways in Development work 5 September 1953	26	(4)
Constitution of Sugar cane Development Board 5 September 1953	30	(2)
On Ceramics Industry 7 February 1954	32	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 15 April 1954	33	(2)
Appeal to Strengthen Cooperative Movement 18 April 1954	35	(1)
Appeal to Officers to Make Small Savings Scheme a Success 4 August 1954	35	(2)
Communism Baneful for India 29 April 1954	37	(1)
Need for Engineers to Develop Contact with Masses 15 November 1954	38	(5)
Planning
Role of District Planning Committees 17 June 1953	43	(1)
State Planning Board and Problem of Unemployment 19 December 1953	44	(2)
Planning Committees and Development Works 10 March 1954	46	(2)
Planning Committees and Development of Hilly Areas 6 July 1954	48	(2)
Need for Planned Development 25 July 1954	50	(1)
Need for Closer Association of People with Five Year Plan 12 August 1954	51	(1)
Planning Committees and Unutilized Funds 22 September 1954	52	(3)
Psychological Effect of Planning Commission 9 November 1954	55	(4)
Rural Problems and Land Reform
I. General
Need to Adopt Japanese Method of Paddy Cultivation 4 April 1953	59	(1)
Employment Opportunities in Hill Areas April 1953	59	(3)
To Padmaja Naidu 8 September 1953	62	(1)
Instructions for Speedy Execution of Irrigation Schemes 20 October 1953	63	(1)
Need for Reorientation of Village Land Management System 10 November 1953	64	(2)
Need for Economic Survey of the State 24 December 1953	66	(1)
To Ajit Prasad Jain 7 February 1954	66	(2)
On Proposal to Amalgamate Irrigation and Electricity Departments 3 April 1954	68	(1)
Protection to Tenants of Kumaun from Eviction 20 April 1954	69	(2)
Need to Approach Villagers for Small Investments 13 May 1954	71	(1)
To V.T. Krishnamachari 25 May 1954	72	(2)
To Rafi Ahmad Kidwai 2 September 1954	74	(1)
To Lal Bahadur Shastri After 2 September 1954	75	(1)
A Historic Legislation for Checking Eviction of Cultivators 20 September 1954	76	(2)
Need for Self-Confidence and Cooperation for Development of the Country 16 November 1954	78	(7)
II. Irrigation Rates
Narain Datt Tiwari's Arrest and Breach of Privilege 7 May 1954	85	(3)
The Special Powers Act and Movement against Irrigation Rates 15 May 1954	88	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 19 August 1954	89	(1)
In Defence of Irrigation Rates 25 August 1954	90	(11)
Forests
On Forest Policy 9 March 1954	101	(6)
Jagirdari Abolition
I. In Rajasthan
Recommendations for Resolving the Dispute between the Government and Jagirdars of Rajasthan on the Abolition of Jagirdari in the State July 1953	107	(18)
II. In Madhya Bharat
To Jawaharlal Nehru 21 April 1954	125	(4)
Administrative Matters
I. General Administration and Services
Appeal to Officials to Effect Economy in Administration 8 May 1953	129	(2)
On Proposal to Move Certain Offices from Naini Tal to Haldwani during Winter 16 July 1953	131	(1)
Exhortation to Administrative Officers to Work in a Spirit of Service to People 29 July 1953	132	(4)
Need for Expediting Departmental Proceedings against Government Servants 27 August 1953	136	(5)
Need to Check Consumption of Liquor 9 February and 21 May 1954	141	(1)
On Kumbh Fair Tragedy 11 February 1954	141	(2)
Performance of the Government and Role of Opposition Parties 13 February 1954	143	(7)
On Demands for Supplementary Grants for Developmental Activities 16 February 1954	150	(2)
Reply to Debate on General Administration 9--10 March 1954	152	(8)
Prohibition and Government Servants 31 May 1954	160	(1)
Appeal to People to Pool all Resources for Development 15 August 1954	161	(2)
Need for Reorientation of Work in Secretariat 12 October 1954	163	(4)
II. Local Self-Government
Reorganization of Municipal Administration in Five Principal Cities of U.P. 4 August 1953	167	(8)
III. Prison Reform
To Amrit Kaur 23 April 1953	175	(1)
Psychological Experiments on Prisoners 13 September 1953	176	(3)
IV. Botanical Gardens
To Jawaharlal Nehru 11 April 1953	179	(1)
To K.M. Munshi 12 June 1953	179	(1)
Establishment of National Botanical Gardens 19 August 1953	180	(5)
V. Public Health
Exhortation to Doctors to Go to Rural Areas 30 December 1953	185	(1)
Public Health and Private Effort 11 April 1954	186	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 20 June 1954	187	(4)
VI. Miscellaneous
On Abdul Ghaffar Khan's Release 5 January 1954	191	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 16 February 1954	191	(1)
Move for Division of U.P. Harmful to the Country 22 April 1954	192	(2)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 22 September 1954	194	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 18 November 1954	195	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 9 December 1954	196	(5)
Education
I. General
On Amendments to Agra University (Amendment) Bill 15 and 21 December 1953	201	(2)
University Teachers and Trade Unionism 19 December 1953	203	(1)
Responsibility of Agricultural Graduates to Society 16 January 1954	204	(2)
On Demand for Free and Compulsory Education 2 April 1954	206	(2)
The Aim of Social Education 8 May 1954	208	(1)
Need for Spirit of Adventure and Self-Confidence in Youths 6 June 1954	209	(2)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 8 July 1954	211	(2)
To Satish Chandra 17 July 1954	213	(1)
The Youth and Communism 5 October 1954	214	(3)
On Legislation for Giving More Autonomy to Allahabad University 11 October 1954	217	(12)
Modern India and Science and Technology 20 October 1954	229	(1)
To K.M. Munshi 22 November 1954	230	(1)
No Job too Difficult for Engineers 23 November 1954	231	(6)
Character of Proposed Gorakhpur University 29 November 1954	237	(4)
II. Student Agitation
To Jawaharlal Nehru 29 October 1953	241	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 12 November 1953	242	(2)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 17 November 1953	244	(1)
On Students' Agitation in Lucknow 18 December 1953	244	(9)
III. Reform of Devanagari Script
To Abul Kalam Azad 28 June 1953	253	(1)
To Haribhau Upadhyaya 29 August 1953	254	(1)
To Mohan Lal Saksena 21 November 1953	255	(1)
Need to Reform Devanagari Script 28 November 1953	256	(1)
Need for a Common Script 28 November 1953	257	(4)
To Haribhau Upadhyaya 19 December 1953	261	(1)
Plea to Use Simple Words in Drafting a Bill 15 February 1954	261	(1)
On New Role of Hindi 6 November 1954	262	(5)
Communalism
I. General
On Separatist Tendency among Momins 26 April 1953	267	(1)
Lesson from the Trouble in Pakistan 26 April 1953	267	(1)
No Scope for Sectarianism 17 August 1953	268	(2)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 8 July 1954	270	(3)
II. Christians
To Jawaharlal Nehru 6 April 1953	273	(2)
No Discrimination against Christians 25 April 1953	275	(6)
Harijans and Backward Classes
Reservation of Posts for Harijans 19 February 1954	281	(3)
Backward Classes and Reservation in Government Services 2 and 23 April 1954	284	(4)
Need to Remove Remnants of Untouchability 7 May 1954	288	(3)
Press
Groping for Light 23 June 1954	291	(10)
The Indian National Congress
I. General
To Raghubir Sahai 28 April 1953	301	(1)
To Balvantray Mehta 29 July 1953	302	(1)
Need for Contact with Masses 29 November 1953	303	(1)
To Balvantray Mehta 6 February 1954	304	(1)
To S.N. Agrawal 12 April 1954	305	(1)
Appeal to Vote for Congress 23 April 1954	306	(2)
To Balvantray Mehta 18 July 1954	308	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 13 October 1954	309	(1)
To Balvantray Mehta 14 October 1954	310	(1)
To Balvantray Mehta 30 October 1954	311	(1)
To Balvantray Mehta 28 November 1954	311	(4)
II. A Survey of Activities of U.P. Government
A Survey of Activities of U.P. Government 27 March 1954	315	(20)
World Affairs and Relations with Pakistan
Korea and World Peace 5 July 1953	335	(1)
Link between India and Kashmir Indissoluble 29 August 1953	336	(2)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 9 December 1953	338	(1)
Grave Implications of U.S.-Pakistan Pact 18 January 1954	338	(7)
Tributes
Homage to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Fateh Singh, Chandrapal Vajpayee and Swami Satyanand 3 August 1953	345	(2)
Tribute to Hariharnath Shastri 14 December 1953	347	(1)
Homage to Rafi Ahmad Kidwai 1 December 1954	348	(5)
Off to Centre
To Jawaharlal Nehru 26 November 1954	353	(1)
Unbreakable Bond with Uttar Pradesh 23 December 1954	354	(3)
Farewell to U.P. Legislature 27 December 1954	357	(4)
Personal
To Lachman Datt Bhatt 23 August 1953	361	(1)
To Jawaharlal Nehru 4 July 1954	361	(1)
To K.C. Pant 8 September 1954	362	(2)
To K.C. Pant 11 September 1954	364	(2)
To K.C. Pant 28 September 1954	366	(2)
To K.C. Pant 12 October 1954	368	(2)
To K.C. Pant 16 October 1954	370	(1)
To K.C. Pant 21 October 1954	371	(1)
To K.C. Pant 27 October 1954	372	(2)
To Debi Datt Joshi 1 December 1954	374	(3)
Miscellaneous
Foreword to ``Shishtachar'' 4 September 1953	377	(4)
Appendix
I. General
1. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 17 April 1953	381	(1)
2.Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 12 May 1953	382	(1)
3. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 27 May 1953	382	(1)
4. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 26 September 1953	383	(1)
5. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 26 September 1953	384	(2)
6. Nehru's Comments on Pant's Report on Jagirdari Abolition in Rajasthan 15 October 1953	386	(2)
7. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 4 November 1953	388	(1)
8. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 10 November 1953	389	(1)
9. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 11 November 1953	389	(1)
10. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 17 November 1953	390	(1)
11. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 26 November 1953	391	(1)
12. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 30 November 1953	391	(1)
13. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 7 December 1953	392	(1)
14. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 7 April 1954	392	(1)
15. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 15 April 1954	393	(1)
16. C.D. Deshmukh to Jawaharlal Nehru 26 April 1954	394	(1)
17. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 30 April 1954	395	(1)
18. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 11 May 1954	396	(1)
19. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 16 May 1954	396	(1)
20. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 5 June 1954	397	(1)
21. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 5 June 1954	398	(1)
22. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 8 June 1954	398	(1)
23. K.C. Pant to G.B. Pant 15 September 1954	399	(1)
24. Jawaharlal Nehru to G.B. Pant 21 September 1954	400	(1)
25. K.C. Pant to G.B. Pant 9 October 1954	400	(5)
II. Report of Disciplinary Proceedings Inquiry Committee 17 February 1954	405	(14)
Chronology	419	(3)
Genealogy	422	(1)
Index	423