Project Gutenberg 2012-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 278 Lajpat Rai, Lala 1865 1928 Lala Lajpat Rai Rai, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lajpat An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George Prime Minister of Great Britain Produced by spend, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George" by Lala Lajpat Rai is a political manifesto written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a heartfelt appeal from an Indian nationalist to the British Prime Minister, addressing grievances related to India's treatment under British colonial rule during World War I. The work articulates the dire socio-economic conditions faced by the Indian populace and passionately argues for Indian self-governance, highlighting the stark contrasts between British claims of benevolence and the harsh realities experienced by the Indian people. In this open letter, Lajpat Rai expresses his frustration and anguish as an exile, longing for his homeland while critiquing British exploitation and deception. He critiques the imposition of additional taxes and duties on the impoverished Indian population to fund the war, emphasizing how this financial burden exacerbates the suffering of his countrymen. Throughout the text, Rai vividly illustrates the widespread poverty, lack of education, and exploitation faced by Indians, juxtaposing their plight against British prosperity. He implores Lloyd George to acknowledge the injustices and re-evaluate the British approach towards India, arguing for a political transformation that acknowledges the dignity and rights of the Indian people. Ultimately, Rai's letter serves not only as a critique of British imperialism but also as a passionate call for justice and equality for India. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39874/39874-h/images/front_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 DS Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 98728 2025-06-16T08:57:11.900719 text/html 96822 2012-06-01T13:08:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 114744 2012-06-01T13:08:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117438 2025-06-16T08:57:14.374711 application/epub+zip 116938 2025-06-16T08:57:12.466706 application/epub+zip 103707 2025-06-16T08:57:12.175709 application/epub+zip 157850 2025-06-16T08:57:16.021672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145846 2025-06-16T08:57:14.084702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133213 2022-09-18T09:12:24.555533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85587 2025-06-16T08:57:11.717707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85500 2012-06-01T13:08:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32731 2012-06-01T13:08:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85491 2012-06-01T13:08:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32702 2012-06-01T13:08:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20887 2025-06-16T08:57:16.155686 application/rdf+xml 15250 2025-06-16T08:57:12.252689 image/jpeg 2101 2025-06-16T08:57:12.213703 image/jpeg 116716 2025-06-16T08:57:11.916720 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia