Modern Indian Political Thought
Text and Context
- Bidyut Chakrabarty - Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.
- Rajendra Kumar Pandey - Faculty, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
The salient features of the book are:
- In contrast to the existing literature on the subject, it carries a context-driven conceptualisation of the major strands of political thought that emerged in India in the past two centuries. It focuses on India's peculiar socio-political processes under colonialism that influenced the evolution of such thought.
- Incorporates new ideas and issues that have been articulated, though not as extensively, in contemporary works on Indian nationalist thought and movement.
- Discusses the development and articulation of political thought by leaders like Gandhi, Tagore, Ambedkar, JP, Nehru and Lohia.
- Covers the Indian freedom struggle in detail.
The distinguishing feature of this book is its linking of the text of Indian political thought with the context. In doing so, it challenges the ethno-centric interpretation of nationalism that, despite its roots in Western Enlightenment, evolved differently because of the context in which it was articulated.
| Preface |
| Introduction |
| Early Nationalist Responses: Ram Mohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Dayananda Saraswati and Jotiba Phule |
| Moderates and Extremists: Dadabhai Naoroji, M G Ranade and B G Tilak |
| Mahatma Gandhi |
| Rabindranath Tagore |
| B R Ambedkar |
| Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Muhammad Iqbal |
| M N Roy |
| Ram Manohar Lohia |
| Subhas Chandra Bose |
| V D Savarkar |
| Pandita Ramabai |
| Nature and Processes of Indian Freedom Struggle |
| Landmarks in Constitutional Development during British Rule: A Historical Perspective |
| Socio-economic Dimensions of the Nationalist Movement |
| Culmination of the British Rule and the Making of India's Constitution |
| Conclusion |
| Model Questions |
| Glossary |
| Index |
