"This volume is a rare and significant compilation of the parliamentary speeches of (Dr.) Asutosh Mookerjee, delivered during his tenure in the Imperial Legislative Council (1904) and the Legislative Council of Bengal (1899-1904). Widely known as the 'Bengal Tiger,' Dr. Asutosh Mookerjee was not only a distinguished mathematician, advocate, judge, and visionary Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, but also one of the most powerful intellectual voices of the era of Constitutional Nationalism. The collection preserves his ten impactful speeches in the Imperial Legislative Council and thirty two in the Legislative Council of Bengal. These include his incisive interventions on several important bills.

Dr. Asutosh's speeches stand as exemplary models of reasoned, legal, and ethical critique of colonial policies. With remarkable clarity and courage, he championed university autonomy, the protection of civil liberties, legal transparency, public interest, and administrative justice. His arguments not only shaped the political and administrative debates of his time but also offered profound insights that laid intellectual foundations for modern Indian democracy, education policy, and federal governance.

Compiled by the Delhi Legislative Assembly Secretariat, this book revives a vital stream of India's parliamentary heritage, intellectual renaissance, and nation-building-one defined by the powerful convergence of knowledge, law, and selfless public service. The voice of a true Renaissance man-as relevant today as ever-in defence of education, justice, and the national interest. An essential read for legislators, scholars, students of parliamentary institutions, and all those who seek to understand the evolution of Indian parliamentary tradition, educational reform, and constitutional development."