Gandhi’s Conscience Keeper: C. Rajagopalachari And Indian Politics

By Vasanthi Srinivasan

Hailed by Mahatma Gandhi as his conscience keeper, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878–1972; better known as Rajaji) epitomized the practical wisdom, religious tolerance, and statesmanship that Gandhi brought to the nationalist movement. 

Vasanthi Srinivasan presents Rajaji’s vision as that of a theocentric liberal. Examining his political ideas and actions alongside his literary works, as well as in relation to statesmen-ideologues such as Nehru and Periyar, she shows how Rajaji steered clear of ideological dogma and charted an ethic of responsibility. 

VASANTHI SRINIVASAN is a Reader in Political Science at the University of Hyderabad.

ISBN 81-7824-246-1 / Hardback / 290pp / Rs 695

Published by Permanent Black in association with the New India Foundation