1st Edition
Justice and Sustainability in Indian Democracy Tryst with Destiny
Chapter 1: Introduction
Rekha Datta and Zaad Mahmood
Chapter 2: Interrogating Sustainable Development and Democracy in India: Bringing Justice Back In
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Chapter 3: The Indian Experience of the Politics and Governance of Sustainable Development
Zaad Mahmood
Chapter 4: Assaying India’s Political Economy: Reconciling Growth with Justice and Sustainability
Amartya Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 5: The Unfinished Promise of Sustainable Justice: Caste, Religion, and the Pasmanda Predicament in Indian Politics
Alefiya Tundawala
Chapter 6: “We Want Justice” - Gender Inequality, Violence, and Sustainable Development
Rekha Datta
Chapter 7: Educational Justice as a Democratic Priority: Where India Stands
Manabi Majumdar
Chapter 8: India’s Janus-faced Approach to the Challenge of Climate Justice
Partha Pratim Basu
Chapter 9: India's International Relations: Toward Attaining Sustainable Development and a Just World Order
Shibashis Chatterjee
Chapter 10: The Travails of India’s Journey of Democracy: Critical Reflections on a Just and Sustainable Democracy
Sobhanlal Datta Gupta
Biography
Rekha Datta (Ph.D., University of Connecticut) is Professor of Political Science and the Freed Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at Monmouth University, where she recently served as Interim Provost. A Nehru-Fulbright scholar and affiliate faculty at the South Asia Center, University of Pennsylvania, Datta writes extensively on South Asian politics, gender, and global governance issues. Her forthcoming publications include Contemporary India: The Basics, Second Edition (2026). An award-winning educator, she also pioneers academic partnerships with the United Nations.
Zaad Mahmood (Ph.D., SOAS) is Professor of Political Science at Presidency University. His research focuses on labour, elections, and Indian political economy. Mahmood maintains affiliations with the University of Oxford and the University of Lisbon, having previously consulted for the United Nations University. He authored Globalization and Labour Reforms (2017) alongside Limits of Bargaining (2019). Currently, he serves as the Associate Editor for the Oxford Development Studies Journal.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Jadavpur University. He focuses his research on political theory, Leftist politics in West Bengal, and art history. Over his career, Mukherjee has taught at the University of Calcutta and the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences. He frequently contributes to academic journals and regional newspapers. His recent scholarship includes chapters on postcolonial civil society, while his forthcoming book examines the artwork of Somnath Hore.
