The basic ideological thrust of Jawaharlal Nehru was not a result of his adherence to any particular school of political or economic thought. It rather was shaped by his direct involvement with the masses, the appalling problems of economic deprivation and social backwardness. He believed in no dogma and enunciated none of his own. On the other hand he saw the redemption of India in adopting a modern scientific outlook and deploying large-scale mechanized methods ...