About the Book : This volume makes an in-depth study of the political ideas of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Providing new insights into his multi-dimensional personality and achievements, it analyses the factors and circumstances that shaped his ideology and perception. It also presents a detailed account of his belief in humanism, his views on individual and society, his concept of Rashtra, his economic thought, and his contribution towards the development of political philosophy of Jan Sangh.

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"