NEHRU'S VIEWS ON ARYA SAMAJISTS 1936

 

Nehru’s Address to the Arya Samajists( 1936)

"It is up to the Arya Samajists to cooperate with the premier national

institution, but the Congress cannot bind itself to any conditions.

While bigger issues are shelved in the background petty problems

are being magnified to the detriment of the country’s progress.

I wonder how people in India can worry about sectarian problems

of civilization and culture when hunger and poverty are staring the

nation in the face.

 It is an imperative necessity to relieve all this which vitally affect

the country before people can apply themselves to any minor issues.

You should be straight and realistic and not waste time and energy

over extraneous matters.

In their welcome address the Arya Samajists had asked Jawaharlal as to what

safeguards the Congress would provide for protection of “Aryan civilization

and culture’’.

(Bareilly, 24 November 1936. From The Hindustan Times, 25 November, 1936,)