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Political Thought in Modern India is a collection of 20 unique and interesting essays on Indian politics. Summary Of The Book This book on modern political thought offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the main social, historical and religious ideas. It details the many different political doctrines and the ideologies of prominent thinkers like Ranade, Dayananda Saraswati, B R Ambedkar Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, Jawaharlal Nehru, M N Roy, Aurobindo and Gandhi's whose ideas are discussed in detail. This collection of twenty original essays discuss the Hindu-Muslim traditions of Indian political thought, the Sarvodaya movements, Hindu nationalism, and the ideologies of the communist people. The book offers gripping insights into the important socio-historical background and also looks into the many outcomes and consequences of the modern theories in politics. The essays explore the political theories from a historical and a political economy perspective. The book focuses on the two main streams in political thought one was the adoption of western political traditions and the second adopted the alternative or indigenous formulations. The essays in Political Thought in Modern India stresses on a balance between The Indian and Western Traditions. Some of the other essays discuss the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi's social and political ideas in the contemporary global scenario. First Published in 1986, the book is popular with students and political thinkers and is a valuable addition to modern political philosophy. About The Authors Thomas Pantham is a former Indian Professor of Political science and political theorist. He has authored and co-authored other books like Political Theories and Social Reconstruction, Political Ideas in Modern India: Thematic Explorations, and Political Discourse: Explorations In Indian And Western Political Thought. He is an UGC National lecturer and has been a visiting scholar for many prominent universities like Princeton, Cambridge and Heidelberg. Kenneth L Deutsch is prominent political writer and has been a political science professor at SUNY Geneseo for 35 years. His other prominent works include Leo Strauss: Political Philosopher and Jewish Thinker, An Invitation to Political Thought, Lincoln's American Dream, The Crisis of Liberal Democracy: A Straussian Perspective among others. Kenneth loves opera and has a wide collection of records. He also likes to read books on philosophy and religion. American and Indian political thought, political obedience, constitutional liberties and the political philosophy of Leo Strauss figure prominently in his works.