VIIa. The Birth of New India (1917)
An itemized list of this book's contents, organized by date of first publication to show the evolution of Besant’s thought.[Many of these items also appeared in other forms. Links are provided only to the 1917 book version.]
1893 India, Her Past and Her Future. Lecture of November 6, 1893: Indian Ocean, aboard the Kaisar-i-Hind. From Lucifer (January-February 1894). [Also collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
1895 Eastern Castes and Western Classes. Lecture. [Published in 1895 Pamphlet Series, no. 20. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907). Collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
1896 Indian Women. New York World: June 3, 1896.
1897 The Education of Hindu Youth. From Theosophist (March, 1897). [Also collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
1901 Brahmacharya. From Central Hindu College Magazine. [Also collected in 1908 In Defence of Hinduism.]
1901 Evolution. From Central Hindu College Magazine. [Also collected in 1908 In Defence of Hinduism.]
1903 Education as a National Duty. Lecture of March 9, 1903: Bombay. [First published in 1903 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 23.]
1903 The Place of Religion in the Life of a Student. From Central Hindu College Magazine. [Also collected in 1908 In Defence of Hinduism.]
1903 Widow-Remarriage. Central Hindu College Magazine. [Also collected in 1908 In Defence of Hinduism.]
N.D. The Swadeshi Movement. From Central Hindu College Magazine. [Also collected in 1908 In Defence of Hinduism.]
1904 The Education of Indian Girls. From Theosophist (May 1904 supplement). [Published in 1904 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 25; collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
1904 The Value of Theosophy in the Raising of India. [First published in 1904 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 24.]
1905 The Indian Nation. Lecture: Central Hindu Collage Boarders’ Debating Club. [First published in 1905 as Central Hindu College Pamphlet Series, no. 1; collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
1908 A Plea for the Simpler Life of the East. Lecture of November 27, 1907: Public Hall, Galle, Ceylon (Ceylon Social Reform Society). [From 1908 Buddhist Popular Lectures, where the title is: At the Public Hall].
1909 The Necessity for Religious Education. Lecture of February 26, 1908: Students’ Literary Society, Madras. [First published in 1909 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 4.]
1909 Education of the Depressed Classes. [First published as T.S. Order of Service Pamphlet Series, no. 1.]
1909 The Work of the Theosophical Society in India. Lecture of December 1909: Theosophical Society International Convention, Benares. [First published in 1909 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 8.]
1910 On the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Lecture of March 16, 1910: Madras Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. [From Adyar Bulletin (April 1910); original title: Address at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Madras; also published as T.S. Order of Service Pamphlet Series, no. 2.]
1910 Islam in the Light of Theosophy. From Theosophist (April-May 1910). [Reprinted in 1912 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 20; and again in 1932 as TPH pamphlet: Beauties of Islam.]
1910 India’s Awakening. Lecture of 1910. [Also collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
1910 The Ancient Indian Ideal of Duty. Lecture of 1910: Anniversary Meeting of the Shrinivasa Mandiram, Bangalore. [First published in 1917 as Adyar Library Pamphlet Series, no. 82.]
1912 The Nature of My Religious Work. Christian Commonwealth: July 31, 1912.
1912 The Bearing of Religious Ideals on Social Reconstruction. [Essay from lecture first published in Letchworth, The Citizen.] From Theosophist (December 1912-January 1913). [Reprinted in 1916 as Adyar Library Pamphlet Series, no. 66; and again in 1932 as Adyar Library Pamphlet Series, no. 167.
1913 The Protection of Children. Lecture of February, 1913: Madras Society for the Protection of Children. From Adyar Bulletin (March 1913).
1914 Young Men’s Associations. From Commonweal (February 20, 1914).
1914 Federation. From Commonweal (April 10, 17, 1914).
1914 National Education. Lecture of April 17, 1914: Bombay. From Adyar Bulletin (June-July 1914).
1914 Indian Emigration and Trade Unionism. From Commonweal (July 24, 1914).
1914 The Necessity for Social Reform. From Commonweal (September 18, 25, 1914).
1915 Indian Self-Government. From Commonweal (March 19, 1915).
1915 Girls’ Education. From Commonweal (April 16, 1915).
1915 Religious Education. From Commonweal (April 30, 1915).
1915 The Danger of Education. From Commonweal (July 2, 1915).
1915 The Need for Ideals. Lecture at Pachaiyappa’s College. From Adyar Bulletin (September, November 1915).
1917 The Indenture System. Commonweal: February 16, 1917.
1917 Annie Besant’s Farewell to Her Brothers and Sisters in India on the Eve of Her Internment. From New India (June 16, 1917).
N.D. India’s Mission among Nations. From National Educator. [Also collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]
N.D. Religious Books. Annotated bibliography of 42 books and pamphlets by Annie Besant.