Who has written the book titled ‘Politics in India’ ?

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The book " Politics in India " was written by Rajni Kothari, a renowned Indian political scientist and founder of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). Published in 1970, this book is a seminal work on Indian democracy, party politics, and political dynamics.

Key Themes of the Book:

• Examines the Congress system, where the Indian National Congress was the dominant political force post-independence.
• Analyzes the role of caste, class, and social movements in Indian politics.
• Explores the shift from a single-party dominance to a multi-party competitive system.
• Highlights the interaction between democracy and social structures in India.

Information Booster:

• Rajni Kothari also wrote "Caste in Indian Politics" (1970), another influential book on Indian democracy.
• He introduced the "Congress System" theory, which explained the dominance of the Congress Party in the early decades of independent India.
• He was a strong advocate for democratic decentralization and participatory politics.

Additional Information:- ​

1. Louis Dumont  – He was a French sociologist known for his book Homo Hierarchicus (1966), which analyzes the caste system in India, but he did not write Politics in India.

2. Atul Kohli  – A political scientist specializing in comparative politics, Atul Kohli is known for books like Democracy and Development in India and State-Directed Development, but not Politics in India.

3. Sanjib Baruah  – An expert on Northeast India, Sanjib Baruah has written books such as India Against Itself: Assam and the Politics of Nationality, but not Politics in India.