Quotes By Madan Mohan Malaviya

By Damini Bhattacharya Oct 24, 2018

The “Mahamana” as named by Rabindranath Tagore, Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian educationalist, politician and twice president of the Indian National Congress.

He played a significant role in the Indian independence movement, something for which he is also the received the Bharat Ratna in 2014, a day before his 153rd Birth Anniversary.

He also founded the Banaras Hindu University in 1916.

The words of the Pandit, are as inspirational as his contributions to the country. Some such inspiring lines by him are -

If you admit internal purity of the human soul, you or your religion can never get impure or defiled in any way by touch or association with any man

I implore all Hindus and Mussalmans, Sikhs, Christians and Parsees and all other countrymen to sink all communal differences and to establish political unity among all sections of the people. In the midst of much darkness, I see a clear vision that the clouds which have long been hanging over our heads are lifting. Let every son and daughter do his or her duty to expedite the advent of dawn of the day of freedom and happiness. The truth is on our side. Justice is with us. God will help us. We are sure to win. Vande Mataram

(From the presidential address of Pt. Malviya at the INC's Calcutta session, 1933).

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Let righteousness and Dharma prevail, and all communities and societies progress. Let our beloved Motherland regain its lost glory, and the sons of Bharat be victorious

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We believe religion to be the surest foundation of character and the truest source of human happiness. We believe patriotism to be a powerful elevating influence which inspires men to high-minded unselfish action

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It is not known by many that the famous phrase “Satyamev Jayate” (Truth Only Triumphs) was popularized by Madan Mohan Malaviya. It was taken from the Mundaka Upanishad.