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"This volume presents Aurobindo Ghose as a political thinker. It examines his social and political contributions as one of the first nationalist thinkers who conceptualized nationalism in the prism of social priorities, espousing universal humanism. This book discusses in-depth his design of nationalism which was not just politically imbued but was also socially directional. It explores why Sri Aurobindo's felt social reform was critical to India's political emancipation, his arguments for non-cooperation and passive resistance as political mechanism, and advocacy for complete political Independence for India. Positing political preferences and social priorities as dialectically construed, Aurobindo's politics was inclusive of the many sections of Indian society as he was opposed segregation around the axes of caste and religion. Further, the book also analyses how he carved a new narrative for India's nationalist campaign centered around collective universal wellbeing, anticipating key ideas also offered by Tagore and Gandhi. An invigorating read on a key socio-political figure in India's modern history, this volume will be of great interest to history, politics, and South Asian studies"--

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 Gandhi (1869-1948): Unfolding of an Ideational Search -- Chapter 2 V. D. Savarkar (1883-1966): Re-articulation of the Nationalist Voice -- Chapter 3 B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956): A Combative Rebel with a Compassionate Heart -- Chapter 4 Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948): Reconfiguration and Reconceptualization of the Idea of India -- Conclusion.

Introduction -- Part I. The moment of departure. Reconceptualizing conventional ideas and values -- Designing a nation amidst politico-ideological impasse -- Part II. The moment of manoeuvre. Shaping Indian democracy in a liberal mould -- Constitutionalizing India in the Enlightenment tradition -- Part III. The moment of arrival. A 'progressive radical' in the Gandhian universe -- Gender justice in inclusive governance mode --

An analysis of selective aspects of India's constitutional identity, this book provides an analytical account of the changing and changed texture of India's constitutional identity bearing in mind the historical context in which it is articulated. The book conceptualizes the gradual evolution of an idea by tracing the history of India's constitutionalism with reference to its conceptual roots, historical antecedents and the landmark judicial pronouncements in which the concern for its retention and protection is always privileged. The author examines specific constitutional designs that the 1950 Constitution of India put in place and argues that constitutional identity, despite being drawn on specific constitutional provisions, is also changeable in view of the rapidly transforming socio-economic milieu. He demonstrates that there are numerous instances where India's constitutional identity has undergone a metamorphosis in circumstances where newer politico-ideological values and norms are privileged. A valuable addition to the literature on constitutionalism and constitutional practices in general and their manifestation in India's democratic experiences, in particular, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Government, Political Science, Law and Jurisprudence, Constitutional and Legal History and Asian Studies.

"This book examines the processes leading to constitutionalizing India. It challenges the conventional idea that the Constitution of India is a borrowed doctrine. A careful study of the processes reveals that the 1950 Constitution was the culmination of an ideational battle that had begun with the consolidation of the British Enlightenment philosophy in the early days of British paramountcy in India. The book therefore argues that constitutionalizing endeavour in India had a clear imprint of ideas which had its root in the British Enlightenment philosophy. This is true to all the legal stipulations that the British government in India made while executing the colonial diktat. The study reveals a striking continuity of the same kind of ideological sentiments when the nationalists devised their own constitutionalizing design, visible in the 1928 Motilal Nehru report reappeared in the 1945 Sapru Committee report. The Constituent Assembly (1946-9) was not completely free from the predominant liberal ideas which the founding fathers accepted readily presumably because of them being nurtured in an environment propitious to liberalism. Except Gandhians who remained committed to make village the basic unit of governance as opposed to individual, liberalism seemed to have gained an easy acceptance during the deliberations in the Constituent Assembly. Notwithstanding serious differences among the members due to their contrasting ideological perspectives, the debates and counter debates over major constitutional issues finally culminated in the making of the Constitution of India in 1950. This confirms the argument that it was an offshoot of a long-drawn ideational battle in which several strands of thought also remained critical. A detailed analysis of the roots of constitutional and political liberalism in India, this book sheds light on the material surrounding India's constitutional development. It will be of interested to scholars in the field of Indian Political Theory, South Asian Politics and History. "--Provided by publisher.

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956), popularly known as Babasaheb stands out for his relentless battle against caste discrimination. He was a voice for the marginalized of India's demography that remained peripheral due to well-entrenched socio-economic and political prejudices.This book is an analytical account of how Ambedkar's socio-political ideas evolved as part of his wider politico-ideological challenge against self-motivated designs for exploitation of human beings by human beings. The author contends that it was an ideological discourse that he built in a context when dominant nationalist viewpoints seem to have hardly left space for any other discourse to grow. The book argues that Ambedkar's socio-political ideas were an outcome of his personal experiences of social atrocities which were justified as integral to the caste system. The book comprises six substantial chapters which delve into the socio-political ideas of BR Ambedkar, concentrating on those sets of ideas through which he established his claim as an original thinker in opposition to the dominant nationalist discourse. Unlike the most conventional studies of Ambedkar's thoughts and ideas, the book provides a new methodological tool to decipher their conceptual roots. It is therefore argued that Babasaheb's unique conceptualization of social justice was not just an outcome of his existential existence of being a Dalit, but an offshoot of his own understanding of liberalism as a mode of emancipating human beings from shackles of authority, power and domination.Examining Ambedkar's ideas, the book charts and examines the growth and consolidation of constitutional democracy in India since it was inaugurated with the acceptance of the 1950 Constitution. It will be of interest to scholars in the fields of Indian political theory, South Asian politics and history.

Situating ethics in governance: citizens and administration -- Democratic decentralization as an aid to ethics in governance -- Ethics and administrative reforms in india -- Civil service reforms in India : an aid to ethics in governance -- Institutional responses to the decline of ethics in governance in a historical perspective -- Contemporary politico-ideological efforts towards combating corruption