Famous Personalities & Their Theories

Indian Leaders & Thinkers

• Mahatma Gandhi: Non-violence, Satyagraha, swaraj, trusteeship
• B.R. Ambedkar: Social justice, annihilation of caste, constitutional morality
• Jawaharlal Nehru: Democratic socialism, secularism, non-alignment
• Subhas Chandra Bose: Nationalism, radical independence, the INA, and the alternate path
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Social reform, education, women's rights
• Rabindranath Tagore: Literature, universal humanism, education, critique of nationalism
• V.D. Savarkar: Hindutva, revolutionary nationalism, and the majoritarian vision of India
• Savarkar vs Gandhi: Hindutva vs inclusive nationalism — a comparative analysis of two competing visions of Indian nationalism

World Thinkers

• Karl Marx: Historical materialism, class struggle, critique of capitalism
• Adam Smith: Free markets, division of labor, invisible hand
• John Maynard Keynes: Government intervention, fiscal stimulus, aggregate demand
• Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil rights, non-violent resistance
• Nelson Mandela: Anti-apartheid, reconciliation, constitutional democracy
• E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar): Rationalism, anti-caste, social justice
• Che Guevara: Revolutionary socialism, anti-imperialism
• Social Contract Theory: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau — the foundations of political legitimacy and the state

Frameworks & Theories

• Social Contract Theory: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau — the foundations of political legitimacy and the state
• Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill — greatest good for greatest number
• Marxism: Dialectical materialism, base and superstructure
• Liberalism: Individual rights, limited government, free markets
• Feminism: Waves of feminism, intersectionality, gender justice, women's rights in India

Women Leaders & Social Reformers

• Women Freedom Fighters & Social Reformers: Savitribai Phule, Sarojini Naidu, Bhikaji Cama, Aruna Asaf Ali, and the ongoing struggle for gender equality in India

Resources