Crisis and change in contemporary India : [in honour of Raojibhai Patel

India Is Passing Through Anxious Times. The Current Policy Of Economic Liberalisation, Notwithstanding Its Obvious Advantages, Has The Potential To Unleash Social Tensions; While The Recent Challenges To Secularism Have Given Rise To Grave Political Problems. These Developments Underscore The Need For A Critical Look At The Constitutive Principles And The Current Predicament Of Indian Polity And Society. This Volume Of Original Essays Addresses These And Related Issues. 1. Introduction / Upendra Baxi -- 2. Jawaharlal Nehru And The Crisis Of Modernisation / Bhikhu Parekh -- 3. The Doctrine Of Swaraj In Gandhi's Philosophy / Anthony J. Parel -- 4. Grandhi: Guru For The 1990s? / Judith M. Brown -- 5. Gandhi, Nehru, And Modernity / Thomas Pantham -- 6. Emancipation As Justice: Babasaheb Ambedkar's Legacy And Vision / Upendra Baxi -- 7. Interpreting Indian Politics: A Personal Statement / Rajni Kothari -- 8. Civil Loyalty And The New India / Leroy S. Rouner -- 9. The Great Language Debate: Politics Of Metropolitan Versus Vernacular India / D.l. Sheth -- 10. Crowds And Power: Democracy And The Crisis Of 'governability' In India / Subrata K. Mitra -- 11. Personality Politics: A Psychoanalytic Perspective / Prakash N. Desai -- 12. The Politics Of Application And Social Relevance In Contemporary Psychology / Ashis Nandy -- 13. The Health Scenario In India / Jayshree P. Mehta -- 14. Religion, Politics And Modernity / Sudipta Kaviraj -- 15. Religious And Secular Identities / Rajeev Bhargava -- 16. Cultural Embodiment And Histories: Towards Construction Of Self / Gurpreet Mahajan -- 17. Communal Riots In Contemporary India: Towards A Sociological Explanation / Pravin J. Patel -- 18. The Sardar Sarovar Project: Ecopolitics Of Development / Pravin N. Sheth -- 19. Raojibhai Patel (mota): An Appreciation / Bhikhu Parekh. Edited By Upendra Baxi And Bhikhu Parekh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.