The hundred years spanning the latter part of the 19th century upto the first five decades of the 20th century was one of the most dramatic and historically important periods in India. The Mutiny of 1857, the freedom struggle, the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, leading to the fateful night of freedom in 1947. This volume embodies the 100 best speeches of the period, representing all shades of opinion and facets of Indian life, that is both a source of historical reference as well as of inspiration.