In this post, notes of “Unit 1: Political Parties and the Party System in India” from “DSC 15: Political Process in India” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Political Parties What Are Political Parties? A political party is a group of people with similar ideas and goals […]
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In this post, notes of “Unit 6: Swaraj: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi” from “DSC 14: Modern Indian Political Thought” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Hindutva and Hinduism Definitions and Key Concepts Historical Evolution Importance in Indian Political Thought 2. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Early Life
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In this post, notes of “Unit 5: Swaraj: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi” from “DSC 14: Modern Indian Political Thought” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Swaraj What is Swaraj? Swaraj means self-rule and is an important idea in Indian politics, especially promoted by Bal Gangadhar
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In this post, notes of “Unit 4: Rights: Rammohan Roy, Tarabai Shinde” from “DSC 14: Modern Indian Political Thought” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Rights Definition and Concepts Historical Evolution of Rights in India Importance in Modern Indian Political Thought Conclusion The concept of rights in
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In this post, notes of “Unit 3: State and Democracy: Jawaharlal Nehru, Deendayal Upadhyay, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar” from “DSC 14: Modern Indian Political Thought” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to State and Democracy Definition and Concepts Evolution of the Ideas in India Importance
In this post, notes of “Unit 2: Nation and Nationalism: Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore and Gandhi” from “DSC 14: Modern Indian Political Thought” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Nation and Nationalism Definition and Scope Evolution of the Concepts in India Importance in Indian Political Thought 2.
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In this post, notes of “Unit 1: Understanding Modern Indian Political Thought” from “DSC 14: Modern Indian Political Thought” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought Definition and Scope Modern Indian Political Thought includes ideas and beliefs that developed in India during the 19th
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In this post, notes of “Unit 4: Possessive Individualism” from “DSC 13: Western Political Philosophy – I” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. Part I: Hobbes 1. Human Nature Hobbes’s thoughts on human nature are important to his political ideas, especially in his well-known book Leviathan (1651). He views human
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In this post, notes of “Unit 3: Interlude – Machiavelli” from “DSC 13: Western Political Philosophy – I” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. 1. Introduction to Machiavelli Life and Context: Renaissance Italy Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) lived in Italy during the Renaissance, a time when the country was divided into
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In this post, notes of “Unit 2: Antiquity: Plato, Aristotle” from “DSC 13: Western Political Philosophy – I” are given which is helpful for the students doing graduation this year. ### **Unit 2: Antiquity** Part I: Plato 1. Philosophy and Politics Plato believed that philosophy and politics are closely connected. He thought that the best ruler
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