This book traces the debates around the concept of ‘Right and Right-wing Politics’ in the Indian political context. Delineating the differing ideological positions held by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr Rajendra Prasad and C. Rajagopalachari on the one hand and of their leftist/socialist detractors and opponents on the other, this book questions the validity of using terms such as ‘Rightist’ or ‘Leftist’ based on Eurocentric ...
The Indian Constitution and Social Revolution: Right to Property Since Independence
This book traces the evolution of India’s Constitution into a tool for social revolution. It examines the various stages through which the law on the Right to Property and its relationship with the idea of socialism—as laid down in Parts III and IV of the Constitution—has evolved. It underlines that the road to social revolution has been marked by a process where attempts to give effect to the idea of justice—social, economic and ...
