Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Victory to you, Oh! Ever Auspicious, munificent and holy Mother!
Oh! Glorious Goddess of Freedom! I seek your blessings for success.
You are the embodiment of our national spirit, morality and accomplishments
You are the Queen of Righteousness, Oh! Goddess of Freedom!
Part of English translation. From the 1903 poem ‘Hymn to Liberty’, sti
Victory to you, Oh! Ever Auspicious, munificent and holy Mother!
Oh! Glorious Goddess of Freedom! I seek your blessings for success.
You are the embodiment of our national spirit, morality and accomplishments
You are the Queen of Righteousness, Oh! Goddess of Freedom!
Part of English translation. From the 1903 poem ‘Hymn to Liberty’, still popular across India as the iconic song ‘Jayostute’, also in a song by Lata Mangeshkar, set to tune by her brother, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, quoted in Vikram Sampath - Savarkar, Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924 (2019)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time. I must continue to bear testimony to truth even if I am forsaken by all. Mine may today be a voice in the wilderness, but it will be heard when all other voices are silenced, if it is the voice of Truth.
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
Speech delivered to the Bombay Presidency Mahar Conference (31 May 1936)