If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways: Get help with access Institutional accessĪccess to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. Indian liberalism is thus also a useful reminder of the limits of liberalism as a category for comparative political thought. Liberalism has been more prevalent in India than is commonly believed however, strong liberalisms are weakly articulated, with many sophisticated thinkers of individual freedom best described as anarchist. While these three liberalisms have clashed politically, important ideological similarities can be found, in particular, a strong belief in the state as the agent of liberal reform, and recognition of group-differentiated rights. Ranade in nationalist liberalism Jyotirao Phule and B. Within each strand, some significant thinkers are discussed: Cornwallis and Macaulay in colonial liberalism Rammohan Roy and M. This chapter explores the reasons for this neglect, and distinguishes three strands of Indian liberalisms: colonial, nationalist, and radical. Indian liberalism is relatively understudied as liberalism, although liberal ideas have been examined as part of other ideological currents.
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