02457nam a22002897a 450000500170000001000140001702000270003103500130005803700130007108200200008410000180010424500760012226000390019827000780023730000250031549000470034050000670038750503040045452010050075860000640176360000800182760000620190760000450196961000390201465000690205365000450212220160606124553.0  aEN-115195  a9789351502654 c850.00  aEN-98727  bDBAD/PUB00a320.50922542231 aSingh, Neerja10aPatel, Prasad and Rajaji :bmyth of the Indian right /cby Neerja Singh  aNew DelhibSAGE Publicationsc2015  aB1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura RoadbNew Delhie110044  axiv, 298p.c23cm(Hb)0 aSAGE series in modern Indian history- XVII  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 280-289) and index.0 aCrisis of paradigm : historicity of the concept of "Right" -- Social vision of the Congress "Right" -- The Congress "Right" and the communal question -- Economic and political ideology of the Congress "Right" -- Strategic issues -- The Congress "Right" : the princes and the state peoples' movement.2 a"Delineating the differing ideological positions held by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, C. Rajagopalachari and Dr. Rajendra Prasad on the one hand and of their Leftist/Socialist detractors and opponents on the other, this book questions the validity of blanket branding based on Eurocentric categories without regard to the Indian context. It establishes that these three Gandhian leaders did not represent conservative or reactionary forces. They, in fact, practiced and promoted progressive ideas in their vision of socio-economic reconstruction of the country. Being anti-imperialist to the core, they stood for democratic and secular ideals promoting communal harmony effectively. This study attempts to relook at the categorization of 'Right' and 'Left' in our national politics and establishes the fact that 'history is not to be studied through the prism of politics.'  It is as much a book for the scholars and researchers as it is for anyone interested in Indian politics"--Provided by publisher.10aPatel, Vallabhbhai,d1875-1950xPolitical and social views.10aRajagopalachari, C.q(Chakravarti),d1878-1972xPolitical and social views.10aPrasad, Rajendra,d1884-1963xPolitical and social views.10aGandhi,cMahatma,d1869-1948xInfluence.20aIndian National CongressxHistory. 0aRight and left (Political science)zIndiaxHistoryy20th century 0aDemocracyzIndiaxHistoryy20th century.