This book presents a comprehensive portrait of how Indians conceived of the idea of India. It highlights the diverse traditions and intellectual threads that contributed to the making of vibrant a democracy.
This book presents a comprehensive portrait of how Indians conceived of the idea of India. It highlights the diverse traditions and intellectual threads that contributed to the making of vibrant a democracy.
Bidyut Chakrabarty, a former professor of Political Science, University of Delhi (1998-2018), retired as a Vice chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a university which was founded by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Besides these appointments, he also taught in many universities across the world as a visiting professor. An expert on nationalist thought, Professor Chakrabarty has also contributed to the field of political science in general.
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Introduction Part I - An Initiative 1. Dayananda Saraswati 2. VD Savarkar Part - II: An Articulation 3. Gandhi 4. Jawaharlal Nehru 5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 6. MA Jinnah 7. BR Ambedkar Part - III: A Defence 8. Rabindranath Tagore 9. Aurobindo Ghosh 10. Subhas Chandra Bose 11. Nazrul Islam Part - IV: A Design 12. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani 13. Ramabai Dongre 13. Savitribai Phule. Conclusion.
