Leaves from a Diary

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by  Syama Prasad Mookerjee

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Contents
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Introduction
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TheB engDailair y 105
AppenId ix 169
letto/e HrE S iJro hHne rbGeorvte,orno fBr e ngal
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AppenIdIi x
Let/teoHr E S iJro ltHne rbGeorvte,orno frB engal
AppendIilxl 191
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AppendIiVx 198
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Introduction
SyaPmra asMaoodk erjweaebos r nt oo noeft hmeo sitl lustrious
famiolfBi eensgH ailfas.t hwearSs i Ars utwohsohns,ae m ieas
housewhoordal mdo nBge ngSaylaimsPa.r asnaoodtn layd ded
tot hper esatnirdge en oowftn h fea mtiowl hyi hcehw abosrn ,
buatl smoa dsei gnicfiocnatnrti tbout thipeoo nlsia tnidc al
cultluirofaftel h ceo untry.
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vacainnt hSey ndiHceae tner.o alsal neA dd vociantt hee
cy
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193;h8 e i st od attehy eo unpgeersstto obn ea ppoiVnitceed­
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VIII
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keenf otraomc oaliwtiittohhn Ce o ngrbeusttsa lwkistt hh e
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governmweinttth h Meu slLiema gauneds omien dependent
memberTsh.e diaSryiaemPsar aosfta hdaa trp er inhteerde
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spokesmoaftn h Hei ndus.
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thaitna l etttoeh rif sa miwlryi,td tuernih nidgse tenitni on
Kashmhiemr e,n titohnaehtdew ask eepaid niga arnydh ad
starwtreidt aib nigo groafph hifysa thHeorw.e vaefrt,he irs
deaotnh2 3Ju n1e9 5n3os, u cdhi aorrmy a nuscwraifspo tu nd
amontgh pea pesresnb ta cbkyt hKea shmgiorv ernm-Heinst .
famwialusyn abtlopee r suatdhKeea shmgiorv erntmole ocnatt e
theswer itings.
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ardea ily. Butf oiarmt a nii,sn vdoiilffinsvc oeu dlm ta ny things,
tofi ntd imaen lde iseuvreer ytdoka eyea pd iaTrhyu.ws e fi nd,
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on2 1O ctob1e9r4 64 D,e cembe1r9 4a5n,d5 J anuary 1946.
Itt huasp petahrasft r otmi mteot iiSnyea mPar aswaodu ld
decitdoek eeap d airleyc ord. 1J Farnouma 1r9y3 9f,or
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entrairneeos loand gaeiarlc yc ooufen vte nbtuastn o vervioefw
whahta dh appenientd h ien tervmeonnitnHhgse t. r iteotd a ke
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stenogrwaipthhhie mar,n ds tarwtreidt oinn5 Jg a nua1r9y4 6.
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meetth eP arliameDnetlaergyaw thiiocnhh,a dc omef rom
Englatnofid n,da w ay etnodt hiem paisnsI en dipaonl itics.
Ofh is two iwnrB ietnignaoglnsiei , sa na ccouonfht i s
childthioodhl ewl a se igyheta orlsTd h.i hsa nso bte einn cluded
int hbooiks. T heo thceern trroeustn hde etvheahntat dlse tdo
hipsh ysiccoalll aWphsiele.en gagiened l ecctaimopna iignn s
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candifdoatrth eCe e ntArsasle mabnldhy a dt akneonr esfto r
thrceoen secutive 22dt ao2y 4sN ofvreommb erh,a dt oh e
interbveetnwee aegni tasttiundge anntdts h et rigger-happy
policoefC alcudtutrai tnhgwe i despdreemaodn strtaot ions
protaegsati tnhsdete atshe ntepnrcoenso uangcaeidtn hsrte e
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accohuansbt e einn cluhdeerdSe y.a mPar asatdw'oBs e ngali
accouanltoswn,ig t h somlee totwfer rihstif tsre onKm a shmir
jusbte fohridsee atwhe,rp eu bliwsihtaehndi ntroducthiiosn by
brotUhmearP rasian1d 9 88( SyaPmraa sDaidearOry Mrityu
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thhei stoofr ytp hriosv irnecper,e senotfla atrsigevece tsoi fo ns
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indepenodfte hnaetl lly- Ionrdgiaan izSaytaimPoarn a.s waads
thsepo kesmoaftn h Hei ndcua uaseg,a itnhsceto mmunpaoll icy
follobwyte hdpe r evimoiunsi stry undero ftt hhee influence
MuslLiema gBuoes.ae n dS yamPar aswaedra eb lteop ersuade
FazlHualqt ,h eer stwhile Chief Minister, to bring in his large
follocwoinnsgi lsatrignoegfMl uys lMi.mL .Aa.n'dls e atdh e
coaliStyiaomnPa.r aswaads f ulalwya roeft h'ea ssaentds
liabiolfii ttlsie easd:''e Lre tfoht i msheel( fH aq)o noiefs t he
moslto vapbelres onaHleii ntdieeseshd.i nients h ceo mpahney
keepsg-oaodb atochff rieannddfs o llomwaeyhr esl p thoi m
doe normgooodu st oh ipeso plaen cdo unatb rayld,o mta yl ead
himt oh ell.'
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thper ospeocfta sg ood governimneB netn gTahle.m inisters
assumoedffi coen 1 2D ecem1b9e4rT1 h.e predvaiySo,au rsa t
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