Bidyut Chakrabarty
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 973282 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bidyut Chakrabarty |
| NOMBRES | Bidyut |
| APELLIDO | Chakrabarty |
| FIRMA | CHAKRABARTY B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Delhi |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1985 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Opposition and Challenges
Presenting a unique East meets West subaltern history of the twentieth century, this book juxtaposes the political lives and ideas of B. R. Ambedkar and Malcolm X, homing in on their respective struggles against caste and racial discrimination. Despite the differences in their backgrounds, the two thinkeractivists had significantly overlapping worldviews, shaped by their experiences of identity-based oppression, marginalization, and institutional…
Conversion as a mode of protest
Indian Constitution
Citizenship in India
Public Administration in India
This textbook is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Public Administration, Political Science and UPSC aspirants. Lucid, accessible and student-friendly Public Administration in India: Familiarizes students with the theory, practice and evolution of Indian administration through contextual analysis Adopts a multi-disciplinary approach in discussing the traditional and emerging issues of the Indian administration Focus…
India's Constitutional Identity
Redrawing a Constitutional Design
The 1950 Constitution of India is an outcome of an ideational battle that had begun long before it was formally framed by the members of the Constituent Assembly in little less than 3 years between 1946 and 1949. Tracing its intellectual genealogy to the philosophy of Enlightenment, the article shows that the constitution heavily drew upon the liberal values of constitutionalism, which flourished in India in the wake of colonial rule. Being sensi…
Constitutional Democracy in India
Socio-Political Ideas of BR Ambedkar
Ethics in Governance in India
Governance and ethics are intertwined. A government functions within certain broad moral and ethical parameters, integrally linked with the sociological foundation of the polity in which it is articulated. The importance of ethics in governance has acquired a significant place in contemporary theoretical discussion. This book situates ethics in governance in India in the national frame and incorporates the context of globalization, allowing for t…
B.R. Ambedkar
B.R. Ambedkar (1891–1956) pursued a scathing critique against the dominant nationalist discourse that Gandhi shaped, to a significant extent. Unlike Gandhi who insisted on village swaraj, Babasaheb preferred liberal democracy of the Western variety in which an individual remained the basic unit of governance. What he established in the 1950 Constitution of India had its beginning in Ambedkar’s witness before the 1919 Southborough Committee and th…
BR Ambedkar and the history of constitutionalizing India
BR Ambedkar is usually projected as a protagonist of social justice. But equally important was his role in constitutionalizing India, evident first in his witness to the 1919 Southborough Committee on Franchise, followed by his intervention in the 1930 Round Table Conference in London, where he defended compensatory discrimination for the untouchables in opposition to the Gandhi. The article argues that in so doing Ambedkar was evidently influenc…
Universal Benefit
Trusteeship is Gandhi's conceptualization of the contribution of business houses towards social well-being. Trusteeship is a theoretical construct seeking to redefine the relationship between indigenous business houses and the nationalist movement. That Gandhi succeeded in persuading the business men to participate in the freedom struggle, despite adverse consequences, suggests the extent to which Trusteeship was an effective mechanism in politic…
The 2011 State Assembly Election in West Bengal
On the basis of electoral data and other inputs from the grassroots, the article attempts to comprehend the poll reversal of the Left Front in West Bengal in 2011 state assembly election. The article further argues that the 2011 poll victory of the Trinamul Congress-alliance is the culmination of a process that started with the mis-handling of the people’s agitation by the government over the land-grab in Singur and Nandigram for rapid industrial…
The Left Front's 2009 Lok Sabha Poll Debacle in West Bengal, India
This paper demonstrates that the Left Front is no longer unassailable in West Bengal, after three decades of rule. It identifies the specific reasons for the Left Front electoral debacle in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The paper also argues that the Left Front is caught between the contrasting imperatives of adapting to changing socioeconomic conditions in liberalizing India, while concurrently attempting to remain true to its traditional commun…
Making India Hindu
Relocating ‘Nationhood’ and ‘Development’
Jawaharlal Nehru and administrative reconstruction in India
When India won Independence in 1947 it inherited the previous colonial administration almost in its entirety. What had informed the British Raj administration was colonialism, whereas the governing
History of Partition or Partition of History (?) - Fractured and Wounded Voice of the People
An Alternative to Partition
An alternative to partition
(2003). An alternative to partition: the United Bengal Scheme. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 193-212
The 'hut' and the 'axe
Tryst with Destiny
Pathways to India's Partition
Masses in the anti‐British struggle
(1996). ‘Masses in the anti‐British struggle: The civil disobedience movement in Midnapur’, 1930–4. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 85-104
Jawaharlal Nehru and Planning, 1938-41
The modern state is interventionist, and planning is an effective means to ascertain its control over the entire social process. As an operational tool, planning seems formidable to structure the role of the state in accordance with its ideological underpinning. Therefore, not only is planning as an instrument tuned to economic regeneration, it is inextricably tied to the regime's political preference as well. The aim here is not to argue for a d…
BR Ambedkar and the history of constitutionalizing India
BR Ambedkar is usually projected as a protagonist of social justice. But equally important was his role in constitutionalizing India, evident first in his witness to the 1919 Southborough Committee on Franchise, followed by his intervention in the 1930 Round Table Conference in London, where he defended compensatory discrimination for the untouchables in opposition to the Gandhi. The article argues that in so doing Ambedkar was evidently influenc…
The Communal Award of 1932 and its Implications in Bengal
The debate over the separate and joint electorates as rival modes of election to the various representative institutions by the British began with the Simla deputation of 1906 and remained controversial until 1947. Not only was the issue controversial in pre-Independent India, but it also raises debates among contemporary historians and political scientists. For John Gallagher, the Communal Award was nothing but 'a sign of [the] determination [of…
Jawaharlal Nehru and administrative reconstruction in India
When India won Independence in 1947 it inherited the previous colonial administration almost in its entirety. What had informed the British Raj administration was colonialism, whereas the governing
An alternative to partition
(2003). An alternative to partition: the United Bengal Scheme. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 193-212
Political Mobilization in the Localities
Following the adoption of 8 August resolution at Gowalia tank in Bombay, Indian masses rose to revolt, which became famous as the Quit India movement. It was a call for freedom. 'Nothing less than freedom', to quote Gandhi. Unlike the 1920-21 Non-cooperation and 1930-32 Civil Disobedience movements which were basically peaceful campaigns against the British rule in India, the Quit India movement was the ultimatum to the British for final withdraw…
The 2011 State Assembly Election in West Bengal
On the basis of electoral data and other inputs from the grassroots, the article attempts to comprehend the poll reversal of the Left Front in West Bengal in 2011 state assembly election. The article further argues that the 2011 poll victory of the Trinamul Congress-alliance is the culmination of a process that started with the mis-handling of the people’s agitation by the government over the land-grab in Singur and Nandigram for rapid industrial…
The Left Front's 2009 Lok Sabha Poll Debacle in West Bengal, India
This paper demonstrates that the Left Front is no longer unassailable in West Bengal, after three decades of rule. It identifies the specific reasons for the Left Front electoral debacle in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The paper also argues that the Left Front is caught between the contrasting imperatives of adapting to changing socioeconomic conditions in liberalizing India, while concurrently attempting to remain true to its traditional commun…
The 'hut' and the 'axe
Peasants and the Bengal Congress, 1928-38
The Communal Award of 1932 and its Implications in Bengal
The debate over the separate and joint electorates as rival modes of election to the various representative institutions by the British began with the Simla deputation of 1906 and remained controversial until 1947. Not only was the issue controversial in pre-Independent India, but it also raises debates among contemporary historians and political scientists. For John Gallagher, the Communal Award was nothing but 'a sign of [the] determination [of…
A Study in Indian Nationalism
Grappling with Indian Reality
Defiance and Confrontation
Political Mobilization in the Localities
Following the adoption of 8 August resolution at Gowalia tank in Bombay, Indian masses rose to revolt, which became famous as the Quit India movement. It was a call for freedom. 'Nothing less than freedom', to quote Gandhi. Unlike the 1920-21 Non-cooperation and 1930-32 Civil Disobedience movements which were basically peaceful campaigns against the British rule in India, the Quit India movement was the ultimatum to the British for final withdraw…
Jawaharlal Nehru and Planning, 1938-41
The modern state is interventionist, and planning is an effective means to ascertain its control over the entire social process. As an operational tool, planning seems formidable to structure the role of the state in accordance with its ideological underpinning. Therefore, not only is planning as an instrument tuned to economic regeneration, it is inextricably tied to the regime's political preference as well. The aim here is not to argue for a d…
Towards Undestanding Identity
The 1947 united Bengal movement
Local History
Role of Textile Industry in India's Political Economy
Intellectual Imbroglio and the Great Divide
Masses in the anti‐British struggle
(1996). ‘Masses in the anti‐British struggle: The civil disobedience movement in Midnapur’, 1930–4. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 85-104
Pathways to India's Partition
Tryst with Destiny
The 'hut' and the 'axe
An Alternative to Partition
An alternative to partition
(2003). An alternative to partition: the United Bengal Scheme. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 193-212
History of Partition or Partition of History (?) - Fractured and Wounded Voice of the People
Making India Hindu
Relocating ‘Nationhood’ and ‘Development’
Jawaharlal Nehru and administrative reconstruction in India
When India won Independence in 1947 it inherited the previous colonial administration almost in its entirety. What had informed the British Raj administration was colonialism, whereas the governing
The 2011 State Assembly Election in West Bengal
On the basis of electoral data and other inputs from the grassroots, the article attempts to comprehend the poll reversal of the Left Front in West Bengal in 2011 state assembly election. The article further argues that the 2011 poll victory of the Trinamul Congress-alliance is the culmination of a process that started with the mis-handling of the people’s agitation by the government over the land-grab in Singur and Nandigram for rapid industrial…
The Left Front's 2009 Lok Sabha Poll Debacle in West Bengal, India
This paper demonstrates that the Left Front is no longer unassailable in West Bengal, after three decades of rule. It identifies the specific reasons for the Left Front electoral debacle in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The paper also argues that the Left Front is caught between the contrasting imperatives of adapting to changing socioeconomic conditions in liberalizing India, while concurrently attempting to remain true to its traditional commun…
Universal Benefit
Trusteeship is Gandhi's conceptualization of the contribution of business houses towards social well-being. Trusteeship is a theoretical construct seeking to redefine the relationship between indigenous business houses and the nationalist movement. That Gandhi succeeded in persuading the business men to participate in the freedom struggle, despite adverse consequences, suggests the extent to which Trusteeship was an effective mechanism in politic…
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