TY - BOOK AU - Chakrabarty,Bidyut AU - Pandey,Rajendra Kumar TI - Modern Indian political thought: text and context SN - 9788132102250 U1 - 320.0954 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE Publications KW - Political Science KW - India KW - Philosophy KW - Nationalism KW - Self-determination, National KW - Colonization KW - Politics and government KW - 1919-1947 KW - 1947- KW - 21st century N1 - Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context is essential reading for students of social sciences seeking to unravel the formation and text of the thoughts of great Indian political thinkers. It is an unconventional articulation of the political thought in India that evolved during the nationalist struggle against colonialism. The salient features of the book are: - In contrast to the existing literature on the subject, it carries a context-driven conceptualization 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 ethnocentric interpretation of nationalism that, despite its roots in Western Enlightenment, evolved differently because of the context in which it was articulated. ; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface Introduction I: REVISITING THE TEXTS 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 II: CONTEXT AND CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES RE-EXAMINED 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 ER -