Indian Political Thought : Themes And Thinkers

Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers covers all major Indian political thinkers from ancient, through medieval, to modern times. Thus, this book provides an overview of the evolution of Indian political through and offers insights into the thinking. Not only dose it talk about the live and times of the thinkers, it 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 important themes. including the theory of the state, civil rights, the ideal polity, governance, nationalism, democracy, social issues like gender and caste, and political ideologies such as swaraj, satyagraha, liberalism, constitutionalism, Marxism, socialism and Gandhism.