Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Dec 2014 Political Science
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. S Khilnani
- II. Rajni Kothari
- III. R Guha
- IV. Atul Kohli
List II
- A. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
- B. The Idea of India
- C. The State Against Democracy: In Search of Human Governance
- D. The Success of India's Democracy
AI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-d, III-c, IV-b
CI-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
DI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d — Sunil Khilnani wrote "The Idea of India" (1997), tracing how a poor, plural society reinvented itself as a modern democratic nation-state after 1947.
Explanation
★Sunil Khilnani wrote "The Idea of India" (1997), tracing how a poor, plural society reinvented itself as a modern democratic nation-state after 1947.
★Rajni Kothari authored "The State Against Democracy: In Search of Human Governance" (1988), attacking the centralising development state and arguing for decentralised, humane governance.
★Ramachandra Guha wrote "India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy" (2007), a sweeping narrative history of the republic since Independence.
★Atul Kohli edited "The Success of India's Democracy" (2001), asking how democracy endured amid poverty, illiteracy and deep social diversity.
★Kothari also founded the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) and shaped the "Congress System" thesis, while Kohli teaches at Princeton.
★For NET, lock these recurring pairs: Khilnani-The Idea of India, Kothari-The State Against Democracy, Guha-India After Gandhi, Kohli-The Success of India's Democracy.
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