About the Book : This book presents a critical analysis of the political thought of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Providing deep insights into his life and achievements, it discusses at length his ideology and perception, reforms and political agritation, his concept of nationalism, and his economic and fiscal ideas. A comparative study of Gokhale and Tilak has also been made.

About the Author : Jai Narain Sharma (b. 1951) is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is also Hon. Director of Gandhi Bhawan; member of Board of Studies, Nagpur University, Nagpur and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi; member of Research Degree Committee of the Department of Political Science, H.P. University, Shimla: General Secretary of Indian Soviety of Gandhian Studies; and member on the Presidium of the Alliance for Sarvodaya. He regularly writes for leading newspapers, and has published more than hundred research papers in professional journals of repute. Dr. Sharma has many books to his credit including Gandhi's View of Political Power, "Economics of Defence: A Study of SAARC Countries", "Economic Thought of Mahatma Gandhi", "Human Resource Management", "Alternative Economics: Economics of Mahatma Gandhi and Globalisation", Power, Politics and Corruption: A Gandhian Solution and "Research Methodology: The Discipline and its Dimensions"