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Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Indian Political Thought ‘In our time of globalization, people in the West are increasingly looking beyond the limitsoftheWestforinsightsandteachings.Itisveryimportantandfascinatingtofind out what is happening today in India in terms of political philosophy. This reader is timely and very much needed as there is simply no comparable text available. The group of texts presented bring together simply the most outstanding and most well known Indian political thinkers today. It is in fact a ‘who’s who’ in contemporary Indian political thought.’ Fred Dallmayr, Notre Dame University, US ‘A significant attempt to construct a foundational text for contemporary Indian poli- tical thought, this volume meets a deeply felt need. Singh and Mohapatra have put together a first-rate reader that will challenge, educate and provoke. It will serve as an indispensible source of reference to students and teachers alike.’ Shashi Tharoor, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India This reader provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of contemporary Indian political theory. Tracing the development of the discipline and offering a clear presentation of the most influential literature in the field, it brings together contribu- tions by outstanding and well-known academics on contemporary Indian political thought. The reader weaves together relevant works from the social sciences – sociol- ogy, anthropology, law, history, philosophy, and feminist and postcolonial theory – which shape the nature of political thought in India today. Themes both unique to the Indian political milieu as well as of universal significance are reflected upon, including tradition, secularism, communalism, modernity, feminism, justice and human rights. Presenting a canon of names and offering a framework for further research within the broad thematic categories, this is a timely and invaluable reference tool, indis- pensable to both students and scholars. Aakash Singh is Research Professor at the Center for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, Italy. His scholarly interestsrange from comparative political philosophy to liberation theology and applied critical theory. Silika Mohapatra is Research Scholar in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Delhi, India and currently Visiting Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ottowa, Canada. Her research interests include classical metaphysics, phenomenology, semiotics and the ethics of self and society. Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Indian Political Thought A reader Aakash Singh and Silika Mohapatra Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Firstpublished2010 byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN SimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandCanada byRoutledge 270MadisonAve,NewYork,NY10016 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2010AakashSinghandSilikaMohapatra TypesetinTimesNewRomanbyTaylor&FrancisBooks PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyT.J.International,Padstow,Cornwall Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilisedin anyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,nowknownorhereafter invented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinanyinformationstorageor retrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublishers. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Indianpoliticalthought:areader/[editedby]AakashSinghandSilikaMohapatra. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. 1.Politicalscience–India–Philosophy.2.Politicsandculture–India.3.Politicalcustoms andrites–India.4.India–Politicsandgovernment.I.Singh,Aakash.II.Mohapatra, Silika. JA84.I4I5252010 320.0954–dc22 2009039415 ISBN13:978-0-415-56293-5(hbk) ISBN13:978-0-415-56294-2(pbk) ISBN13:978-0-203-85494-5(ebk) Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Contents Acknowledgements ix About the editors xi Contributors xiii Introduction: What is Indian political thought? 1 AAKASHSINGHANDSILIKAMOHAPATRA PART I Provocation 17 1 The poverty of Indian political theory 19 BHIKHUPAREKH PART II Evocation 31 2 Gandhi’s Ambedkar 33 RAMACHANDRAGUHA 3 The quest for justice: evoking Gandhi 39 NEERACHANDHOKE 4 Tagore and his India 51 AMARTYASEN PART III Secularization 73 5 Is secularism alien to Indian civilization? 75 ROMILATHAPAR 6 Secularism revisited: doctrine of destiny or political ideology? 87 T.N.MADAN Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d vi Contents 7 The distinctiveness of Indian secularism 99 RAJEEVBHARGAVA PART IV Communalization 121 8 The blindness of insight: why communalism in India is about caste 123 DILIPM.MENON 9 In search of integration and identity: Indian muslims since independence 136 MUSHIRULHASAN 10 Sikh fundamentalism: translating history into theory 149 HARJOTOBEROI PART V Modernization 161 11 Gandhi, Newton, and the Enlightenment 163 AKEELBILGRAMI 12 Scientific temper: arguments for an Indian Enlightenment 175 MEERANANDA 13 Outline of a revisionist theory of modernity 187 SUDIPTAKAVIRAJ PART VI Reconstruction 201 14 Reconstructing childhood: a critique of the ideology of adulthood 203 ASHISNANDY 15 Subaltern studies as postcolonial criticism 215 GYANPRAKASH 16 The commitment to theory 227 HOMIBHABHA PART VII Emancipation 241 17 The justice of human rights in Indian constitutionalism 243 UPENDRABAXI Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Contents vii 18 Emancipatory feminist theory in postcolonial India: unmasking the ruse of liberal internationalism 257 RATNAKAPUR 19 Righting wrongs 269 GAYATRICHAKRAVORTYSPIVAK PART VIII Conclusion 285 20 The poverty of Western political theory: concluding remarks on concepts like ‘community’ East and West 287 PARTHACHATTERJEE Index 300 Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Acknowledgements The editors must first convey profound gratitude to each of the individual contributors fortheircooperationandencouragement.Wealsowouldliketogratefullyacknowledge their publishers for permission to use the articles that have appeared before. Several of these texts havebeen modified or abridged, sometimes by the author, sometimes by the editors, sometimes by both – always reluctantly, of course, but with due permission, as noted at the start of each chapter. We would also like to acknowledge Dorothea Schaefter from Routledge for the enthusiasm she showed from the beginning of this project, and the skill she showed till the end. AakashSinghwouldliketo thank hiscolleagues attheCenter for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, Rome, who have all been eager to see me finish this book so thatIwould getbacktowork. Sebastiano Maffettone deservestobe singled out for his unrelenting support. Also, Daniele, Gaia, Gianfranco, Raf, and Vale for their friend- ship. As much of this collaborative volume that I may lay some claim to – alas, not much – I dedicate to my wife, Devyani, and our beautiful daughters, Amaya and Shaira. Silika Mohapatra is indebted to the space–time matrices that made this volume possible. Teachers for leading the muse, spirited conversations, inspiration. Friends for riding thoughts, sincere conviction and endearing moments. It is impossible to imagine thisworkwithouttheirconstantsupport,silentorarticulated.Tomysister,Rimina,for our innumerable expeditions. To Mom and Papa for all that is and can be. This is for them.

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Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Indian Political Thought ‘In our time of globalization, people in the West are increasingly looking beyond the limitsoftheWestforinsightsandteachings.Itisveryimportantandfascinatingtofind out what is happening today in India in terms of political philosophy. This reader is timely and very much needed as there is simply no comparable text available. The group of texts presented bring together simply the most outstanding and most well known Indian political thinkers today. It is in fact a ‘who’s who’ in contemporary Indian political thought.’ Fred Dallmayr, Notre Dame University, US ‘A significant attempt to construct a foundational text for contemporary Indian poli- tical thought, this volume meets a deeply felt need. Singh and Mohapatra have put together a first-rate reader that will challenge, educate and provoke. It will serve as an indispensible source of reference to students and teachers alike.’ Shashi Tharoor, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India This reader provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of contemporary Indian political theory. Tracing the development of the discipline and offering a clear presentation of the most influential literature in the field, it brings together contribu- tions by outstanding and well-known academics on contemporary Indian political thought. The reader weaves together relevant works from the social sciences – sociol- ogy, anthropology, law, history, philosophy, and feminist and postcolonial theory – which shape the nature of political thought in India today. Themes both unique to the Indian political milieu as well as of universal significance are reflected upon, including tradition, secularism, communalism, modernity, feminism, justice and human rights. Presenting a canon of names and offering a framework for further research within the broad thematic categories, this is a timely and invaluable reference tool, indis- pensable to both students and scholars. Aakash Singh is Research Professor at the Center for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, Italy. His scholarly interestsrange from comparative political philosophy to liberation theology and applied critical theory. Silika Mohapatra is Research Scholar in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Delhi, India and currently Visiting Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ottowa, Canada. Her research interests include classical metaphysics, phenomenology, semiotics and the ethics of self and society. Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Indian Political Thought A reader Aakash Singh and Silika Mohapatra Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Firstpublished2010 byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN SimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandCanada byRoutledge 270MadisonAve,NewYork,NY10016 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2010AakashSinghandSilikaMohapatra TypesetinTimesNewRomanbyTaylor&FrancisBooks PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyT.J.International,Padstow,Cornwall Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilisedin anyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,nowknownorhereafter invented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinanyinformationstorageor retrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublishers. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Indianpoliticalthought:areader/[editedby]AakashSinghandSilikaMohapatra. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. 1.Politicalscience–India–Philosophy.2.Politicsandculture–India.3.Politicalcustoms andrites–India.4.India–Politicsandgovernment.I.Singh,Aakash.II.Mohapatra, Silika. JA84.I4I5252010 320.0954–dc22 2009039415 ISBN13:978-0-415-56293-5(hbk) ISBN13:978-0-415-56294-2(pbk) ISBN13:978-0-203-85494-5(ebk) Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Contents Acknowledgements ix About the editors xi Contributors xiii Introduction: What is Indian political thought? 1 AAKASHSINGHANDSILIKAMOHAPATRA PART I Provocation 17 1 The poverty of Indian political theory 19 BHIKHUPAREKH PART II Evocation 31 2 Gandhi’s Ambedkar 33 RAMACHANDRAGUHA 3 The quest for justice: evoking Gandhi 39 NEERACHANDHOKE 4 Tagore and his India 51 AMARTYASEN PART III Secularization 73 5 Is secularism alien to Indian civilization? 75 ROMILATHAPAR 6 Secularism revisited: doctrine of destiny or political ideology? 87 T.N.MADAN Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d vi Contents 7 The distinctiveness of Indian secularism 99 RAJEEVBHARGAVA PART IV Communalization 121 8 The blindness of insight: why communalism in India is about caste 123 DILIPM.MENON 9 In search of integration and identity: Indian muslims since independence 136 MUSHIRULHASAN 10 Sikh fundamentalism: translating history into theory 149 HARJOTOBEROI PART V Modernization 161 11 Gandhi, Newton, and the Enlightenment 163 AKEELBILGRAMI 12 Scientific temper: arguments for an Indian Enlightenment 175 MEERANANDA 13 Outline of a revisionist theory of modernity 187 SUDIPTAKAVIRAJ PART VI Reconstruction 201 14 Reconstructing childhood: a critique of the ideology of adulthood 203 ASHISNANDY 15 Subaltern studies as postcolonial criticism 215 GYANPRAKASH 16 The commitment to theory 227 HOMIBHABHA PART VII Emancipation 241 17 The justice of human rights in Indian constitutionalism 243 UPENDRABAXI Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Contents vii 18 Emancipatory feminist theory in postcolonial India: unmasking the ruse of liberal internationalism 257 RATNAKAPUR 19 Righting wrongs 269 GAYATRICHAKRAVORTYSPIVAK PART VIII Conclusion 285 20 The poverty of Western political theory: concluding remarks on concepts like ‘community’ East and West 287 PARTHACHATTERJEE Index 300 Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Template:PCA,Font:, Date:31/05/2010;3B2version: 9.1.500/WUnicode(Dec 12008)(APS_OT) Dir:Y:/TANDF/production/IPT030210/production/revises/appl/9780415562935.3d Acknowledgements The editors must first convey profound gratitude to each of the individual contributors fortheircooperationandencouragement.Wealsowouldliketogratefullyacknowledge their publishers for permission to use the articles that have appeared before. Several of these texts havebeen modified or abridged, sometimes by the author, sometimes by the editors, sometimes by both – always reluctantly, of course, but with due permission, as noted at the start of each chapter. We would also like to acknowledge Dorothea Schaefter from Routledge for the enthusiasm she showed from the beginning of this project, and the skill she showed till the end. AakashSinghwouldliketo thank hiscolleagues attheCenter for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, Rome, who have all been eager to see me finish this book so thatIwould getbacktowork. Sebastiano Maffettone deservestobe singled out for his unrelenting support. Also, Daniele, Gaia, Gianfranco, Raf, and Vale for their friend- ship. As much of this collaborative volume that I may lay some claim to – alas, not much – I dedicate to my wife, Devyani, and our beautiful daughters, Amaya and Shaira. Silika Mohapatra is indebted to the space–time matrices that made this volume possible. Teachers for leading the muse, spirited conversations, inspiration. Friends for riding thoughts, sincere conviction and endearing moments. It is impossible to imagine thisworkwithouttheirconstantsupport,silentorarticulated.Tomysister,Rimina,for our innumerable expeditions. To Mom and Papa for all that is and can be. This is for them.

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