The Recovery of Fire: Nehru and Legitimation of Power in India., 1990
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 1990
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This work examines Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in shaping political authority in postcolonial India. Baxi reflects on how leadership, ideology, and constitutionalism contributed to legitimating state power, situating Nehru within broader debates on nationalism, democracy, and governance. Published in the Economic and Political Weekly Vol 25 No. 2, pg 107-12.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository