This pioneering political theory textbook is a step towards making students do and evolve an Indian political theory, that is, theory born out of reflection on and engagement with Indian social and political practices. It innovatively embeds Indian cases and contexts in the theoretical discussions and involves students in applying theories to current issues. Without oversimplifying concepts, this textbook uses the conversational, context-specific style of a good teacher and recreates the flavour of the classroom inside its covers. Some of its special features are: An outline for each chapter highlighting its main elements, an introductory section discussing the concept, and rationale of chapter organization, cross-referencing of important terms, points for discussion and a detailed reading list.

Salient Features of the book:

1. A chapter outline for each chapter, which highlights its main elements
2. An introductory section, discussing the concept and the rationale of chapter organization
3. Cross-referencing of important terms
4. Points for discussion, which ask the student to link the discussion in the text to current issues
5. A detailed reading list