Author: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mandal
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/04080001
Abstract: In the political history of contemporary India, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (1901–1953) has a prominent position. He was a notable educationist, attorney, member of parliament, and political figure who had a significant impact on India’s early years of independence. His political thought emphasized constitutional democracy, national integration, cultural identity, and federal governance in addition to a strong devotion to Indian nationalism. Dr. Mukherjee established the conceptual groundwork for a political tradition that still has an impact on Indian politics as the founding of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951.Dr. Mukherjee’s political philosophy developed amid a time of colonial control, Partition trauma, intercommunal strife, and the difficulty of establishing a democratic nation-state. Concerns regarding economic growth, constitutional governance, national unity, minority rights, and the Union’s connection with the states were all represented in his thinking. Despite his support for a federal system, he maintained that India’s integrity and sovereignty necessitated a powerful central government that could safeguard the country’s unity. The political philosophy of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee is examined in this essay, with particular attention to his ideas of federalism and nationalism. It also examines the intellectual influences on his political philosophy, his opinions on national integration, democracy, and constitutionalism, and evaluates the concepts’ ongoing applicability in modern India.
Keywords: Political Philosophy, National Integration, Democracy, Nation-State, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
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