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Table of Contents Introduction Sincere Advice to the Prospective Speakers New Year's Day 26th January - Our National Birthday 26th January - Republic Day 30th January - Memorial Day or The Martyr's Day 23rd March - Martyr's Day (School Children) Guru Nanak's Birthday The Full Moon day of Chaitra - The First Month of the Hindu Calendar - Mahavir Jayanti 14th April - The Birthday of Dr. Ambedkar 24th October - The United Nations Organisation Day Buddha Jayanti - The Full Moon Day of Asharha, The Fourth Month of the Hindu Year 8th May - The White Lotus Day 12th January - Swami Vivekanand's Birthday 15th August - The Independence Day Netajee Subhash Chandra Bose 5th September - The Teacher's Day 2nd October - Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday Dussehra/Durga Puja 14th November - Children's Day - The Birthday of Chacha Nehru Diwali Christmas - The 25th December Award of Diplomas A Talk to School Children (By the Principal or Some Senior Official/Teacher) Distribution of Prizes to School Children (By a Popular Teacher) Parent and Teacher Association (By a Parent) Debate (Address by the Chairman) Alumni Dinner (By an Alumnus) The Winning Team (By One of the College Teacher or Towns People) Presentation of a Trophy (By the Chief Guest) Response (By the Captain of the Winning Team) Welcome to a Foreign Guest Farewell Dinner (Going Abroad) Response (By One Going Abroad) Welcome to a Returned Traveller Response (By the Traveller) Welcome to a Distinguished Visitor On Being Elected President of a Club Eulogy of a Deceased Member (By a Fellow Member) Birthday Anniversary Response (By the Host) Engagement (By a Guest) Response (By the Financee) Wedding (By a Guest) Response (By the Bridegroom) House Warming Response (By the Householder Husband) Honesty (For Any Young People's Meeting) Political (Congratulating a Candidate on his Nomination) Response (By the Candidate) Congratulating a Successful Candidates Response (By the Successful Candidate) Celebration of a Political Victory (Congratulatory Address by an Influential Party Member) Celebration of a Political Reverse (By a Senior/Optimist Member of the Party) Presentation of a Gift to a Retiring Official (By a Prominent Citizen) Response (By the Retiring Official) Laying a Cornerstone Dedication of a Library (By a Respectable Citizen or Official) An Appeal for Funds (To Help those in Need) To be Used in the Case of Some Specific Need About Our Town/City (Agra) Business Organisations Chamber of Commerce (By a Local Businessman) Congratulating Owner at the Opening of a New Restaurant Response (By the Owner of the New Restaurant) The Press Military Affairs A Tribute to the Navy (By a Navy Officer) To the N.C.C. Cadets Presentation of a Flag to a Military Company Acceptance (By a Commanding Officer) Some Letters Congratulatory Letter Resolution of Thanks (For a Benevolent Action) Resolution of Condolence (On the Death of a Lodge/Club Member) Condolence Resolution (On the Death of a Distinguished Citizen) Letter of Resignation (From the Principal of a College) Some Great Speeches A Glory has Departed The Loved and Loving Brother Give me Liberty, or Give me Death The Gettysburg Speech At Rajghat Blood, Sweat and Tears The Chicago Speech Excerpts from Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s Speech at Bundelkhand Conference at Jhansi on June 13, 1921 Public Lectures Delivered at the University of Pennsylvania, Spring, 1961 Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Appeal 1 Addressed by S. K. Dey at the Conference on Community Development at Mysore, July 1959 Welcome Address at the Meeting of the Consultative Council on Community Development July 1970 Inaugural Address at the Annual Conference on Community Development and Panchayati Raj in July 1964 & 1965 Address at the Conference of Chief Ministers and C. D. Ministers Freedom and Power Bring Responsibility Ambition—To Wipe Every Tear from Every Eye Jafer’s one of his Proclamations of that Time is of Great Importance Broadcast from All India Radio, Delhi Oct. 2, 1952 Lecture at the Delhi School of Economics 1963 Speech at Nagore in Rajasthan at Inauguration of Democratic Decentralisation Oct. 2, 1959 Address to the Annual Conference on C. D. and Panchayati Raj, 1965