1. Introduction
Harish K. Thakur
2. The Essential Patel: The Ideas, Practices and the Future Vision
Abha Chauhan Khimta
3. Leadership Style and Mobilisation Strategies of Sardar Patel: A Study of The Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli Satyagrahas
Amit Dholakia
4. Gandhi, Patel, and Nehru: The Great Indian Triumvirate
Harish K. Thakur
5. Sardar Patel and the Framing of Fundamental Rights in India’s Constitution: Balancing of Liberal Principles with Pragmatic Constraints
Ranjita Chakraborty
6. Sardar Patel and the Making of Secular India
Mohammed Khalid
7. Service as a Response to Risk and Uncertainty: Patel and the Role of the Public Service Officer
Terry Beitzel
8. Internal Security of India: The Sardar’s Perspective
Pavitharan Nambiar
9. Sardar Patel’s Imprint on India’s Strategic Orientation
Vinay Kaura
10. Tibet and India–China Border Dispute: Some Reflections on Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel’s Perspective
Rakhee Viswambharan and Suresh R.
11. Sardar Patel’s Perspective of Indian Nationalism
Harish K. Thakur
12. Ketan Mehta’s Sardar: A Perspectival Approach to History
Chandratale Langare and Charu C. Mishra
13. Conclusions
Harish K. Thakur
Biography
Harish K. Thakur is the former Chairperson of the Departments of Political Science and Defence & Strategic Studies at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He has also served as Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies. A poet, critic, and essayist, Prof. Thakur has been a frequent contributor to national and international dailies and newsletters such as The Hindu, The Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The New Indian Express, The Quint, Live Mint, Eurasian Review, and Modern Diplomacy. He specializes in Foreign Policy, State Politics, Gandhian Studies, and Tribal Studies. Author of over fifteen books, Prof. Thakur is also Editor of Himachal Pradesh University Journal: Humanities & Social Sciences and has also successfully completed four major research projects with the ICSSR, New Delhi.
