Indian political thought chanakya, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Tilak, Nehru

1. INDIAN
POLITICAL
THOUGHT

3. WHAT IS INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHTS ?
 Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical
study of government, addressing questions about the nature,
scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and
the relationships between them.
 Indian Political thinkers, ancient, modern and contemporary,
have developed some indigenous tools and concepts which
are very much necessary to understand Indian society and
social institutions.

4. CHANAKYA
GANDHI
B R AMBEDKAR
BAL GANGADHAR TILAk
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

5. Chanakya also propounded that justice should not
be delayed and matters should be heard urgently.
It is not prudent for a leader to antagonise the
elders and the wise. The king should be a
promulgator of Dharma and should be a role
model for the masses in his character.
CHANAKYA
THOUGHT ON
POLITICS
 Kautilya’s Saptang Theory of State
 Swami (The Ruler)
 Amatya (The Minister)
 Janapada (The People and the
Territory)
 Durga (Fortification)
 Kosha (The Treasury)
 Danda (The Army)
 Mitra (Alliance)

6. Gandhi believed that
Swaraj or true freedom is
conformity to moral law,
the inner conscience, and
the law of one's true
being.
The dogma of swaraj
was to give them the
actual meaning of self-
rule and to empower
people.
SWARAJ
Self + Rule
Decentralization
Gram Panchayat
Discrimination
Fundametal Duties
GANDHI’S IDEA OF
SWARAJ

7. AMBEDKAR VIEW
ON LEBIRTY
The freedom that Indian citizens have
in their daily lives.
Few object to liberty in the sense of a
right to free movement, in the sense of
a right to life and limb.
There is no objection to liberty in the
sense of a right to property, tools and
materials as being necessary for
earning a living to keep the body in
due state of health.

8. BAL GANGADHAR TILAK
- Idea of Swaraj
 Swaraj, for Tilak, had not only political
connotation ( Home Rule) but also a moral
connotation ( self control and inner freedom).
 He described swaraj in these words: 'It is a life
centred in self and dependent upon self.
 Tilak demand complete independence for India
but Gandhi wanted India to remain a British
dominion
 “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it!”,
this is the slogan that inculcated a political
conscience among Indians regarding self-rule.

10. By Pooja