Modern Indian Political Thought - Text and Context

This book is an unconventional articulation of the political thinking in India in a refreshingly creative manner, in more than one way. Empirically, the book becomes innovative by providing an analytically more grasping contextual interpretation of Indian political thought evolved during the nationalist struggle against colonialism.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Early Nationalist Responses: Ram Mohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Dayananda Saraswati and Jotirao Phule 2. Moderates and Extremists: Dadabhai Naoroji, M.G. Ranade and B.G. Tilak 3. Mahatma Gandhi 4. Rabindranath Tagore 5. B.R. Ambedkar 6. Jayaprakash Narayan 7. Jawaharlal Nehru 8. Vallabhbhai Patel 9. Muhammad Iqbal 10. M.N. Roy 11. Ram Manohar Lohia 12. Subhas Chandra Bose 13. V.D. Savarkar 14. Pandita Ramabai 15. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 16. Deendayal Upadhyaya 17. Nature and Processes of Indian Freedom Struggle 18. Changing Contours of the nationalist campaign in India 19. Landmarks in Constitutional Development during British Rule: A Historical Perspective 20. Socio-economic Dimensions of the Nationalist Movement 21. Culmination of the British Rule and the Making of India's Constitution. Conclusion. Glossary. Index

About the author

Bidyut Chakrabarty is Vice-Chancellor at Visva-Bharti, Shantiniketan, West Bengal.
Rajendra K. Pandey is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Summary

This book is an unconventional articulation of the political thinking in India in a refreshingly creative manner, in more than one way. Empirically, the book becomes innovative by providing an analytically more grasping contextual interpretation of Indian political thought evolved during the nationalist struggle against colonialism.

Product details

• Authors: Bidyut Chakrabarty, Bidyut (University of Delhi Chakrabarty, Rajendra K. Pandey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032575940
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3257594-0
• No. of pages: 388
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, Indian sub-continent, politics;Gandhi;congress;modern;Mahatma