Series Title: Selected Works of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Title: Major Addresses of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, Translated, Edited and Introduced by Ramchandra Pradhan (Volume III)

Series Title: Selected Works of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Title: Major Addresses of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

TRANSLATOR AND EDITOR- Ramchandra Pradhan

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  • TRANSLATOR AND EDITOR : Ramchandra Pradhan
  • HB ISBN : 978-93-6627-087-6
  • Year : 2025
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Major Addresses is the third in the five-volume series ‘Selected Works of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati’. These addresses were primarily delivered by Sahajanand on the forums of the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha as well as the All India Kisan Sabha between 1935 and 1949, with the final given at the conference of the Virakta Mahamandal. They mark the evolution of the national movement as well as that of peasant movement in India. Some of the ideas presented here are specific to the context of colonial India but his core ideas remain relevant even today: how to intensify the popular movement to establish a new and revolutionary social order marked by equity and justice. As Sahajanand was involved in both the national and peasant movements, he was aware of their multiple vantage points and stressed their inter-relationship. In these addresses, he underlines the pressing need for the Kisan Sabha to be an independent organization, both in organizational and ideological terms, within the nationalist movement. At the time of Independence, he refused to join any government office and continued working for a new revolutionary social order, ultimately leading to the establishment of Kisan Mazdur Raj. These addresses are testament to his selfless and sincere commitment to the cause of a new social order favourable to the peasants.

The Translator and Editor
Ramchandra Pradhan, a well-known social activist and a Gandhian scholar, taught at Ramjas College, Delhi University for several decades. As one of the conveners of the Lokayan Project and as an activist of the Movement for Peace and Alternative Development, he has travelled all over the world and interacted with activists and scholars across continents. Dr Pradhan has been a recipient of the Senior Fulbright Fellowship (1979–80) and the Indo Canadian Shastri Fellowship (1993). He was visiting professor to the Institute of Gandhian Studies (Gandhi Vichar Parishad, Wardha, Maharastra) from 2009 to 2021. He is the author of several books including Raj to Swaraj (both in English and Hindi); Reading and Reappraising Gandhi and Colonialism in India.