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ABOUT THE BOOK:- In ancient India, there was a close link between the nature of political authority and forms of political protest. Authority of the king was legitimized through the Vedic rituals such as consecration ceremony. Second method of legitimization was based on the consent of the people which was secured through social contract theory of origin of kingship. Indian thinkers argued that the king who did not follow the principle of Dharma would suffer loss of authority. In ancient India, the people followed various methods of protest to bring about change in the unjust policies of the government. If the king did not change his behavior after the protest, the people tried to overthrow the government. They used both nonviolent and violent methods. They offered dharna, demonstrations, fasting, jumping in fire to register protest, non-payment of taxes, assassinations of the tyrants and mass lynching of wicked despots. Freedom fighters in modern India followed some of these forms of protest to fight against foreign rule. It is for the first time that the forms of protest are described and critically analyzed in a book. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Dr. Ashok Chousalkar completed his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Mumbai. He secured his Ph.D. in Comparative Political Theory. He worked with Dept. of Political Science at Shivaji University and retired as its Professor and Head. Thrust area of his research is the nature of political resistance, rebellion and forms of political protest in ancient and modern Indian political thought. His publications include 12 books in Marathi, 8 books in English, 6 edited volumes and more than 50 research papers. Some of the important books he authored are: Social implications of Justice and Dharma, Indian idea of political resistance, Rebellion and state, Comrade Dange-A political biography, Navaratra, Prof. D D Kosambi and interpretation of Indian civilization. He has received many prestigious awards like Maharashtra Fo