Indian Political Thought: Themes and ThinkersIndian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers covers all major Indian political thinkers from the ancient, through medieval to the modern times. Thus, this book provides an overview of the evolution of the Indian political thought through different historical periods, giving an insight into the sociological and political conditions of the times that shaped the Indian political thinking. It does not only talk about the lives and times of the thinkers, but also explores the important themes that formed the basis of their political ideologies. The chapters discuss the contributions of the thinkers and at the same time examine some important themes including the theory of state, civil rights, ideal polity, governance, nationalism, democracy, social issues like gender and caste, swaraj, satyagraha, liberalism, constitutionalism, Marxism, socialism and Gandhism. With a comprehensive coverage of both the thinkers and the themes of the Indian political thought, this book caters to needs of the undergraduate as well as the post graduate courses of all Indian universities. It is valuable also for UGC-NET and civil service examinations. |
Contents
Preface | |
Theory of State | |
Social Laws | |
Good Sultan and Ideal Polity | |
Governance and Administration | |
Civil Rights | |
Social Justice | |
Other editions - View all
Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers Mahendra Prasad Singh,Himanshu Roy Limited preview - 2011 |
Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers Mahendra Prasad Singh,Himanshu Roy No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
Abul Fazl administration advocated agriculture Akbar ancient argued Arthashastra Aurobindo B. R. Ambedkar Barani Bombay Brahmins British rule Calcutta capital caste system civil colonial Communist concept Congress constitution cultural Delhi Delhi Sultanate democracy democratic Dharma economic equality Four-Pillar freedom Gail Omvedt Gandhi Hindu Hinduism Hindutva human Ibid ideal ideas ideology India Indian National Indian National Congress Indian political Indian society individual industries Islam Jayaprakash Narayan Jinnah justice Kautilya king labour land liberal liberty lower castes M. N. Roy Manu Manusmriti Marxism modern movement Mughal Muslim League nationalist Nehru oppression party passive resistance Periyar philosophy Phule political thought Raja Ram Manohar Lohia Ramabai Rammohan Roy reforms religion religious revenue revolution revolutionary rulers Satyagraha Savarkar scheduled castes Shariat shudras social socialist spiritual structure Sultanate Swami Vivekanand Swaraj theory tradition untouchables varna village women