Maulana Azad and Indian Polity

Contents: Preface. 1. Azad\'s life. 2. Secularism and religion. 3. Maulana\'s Mission: first expression. 4. Khilafat Movement and Gandhian Path. 5. From theory to practice. 6. Maulana\'s dream project for nationalist politics. 7. In the forefront of national politics. 8. Tragedy and triumph. Index.

"Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was one of the three leading personalities that lead India to freedom. This book has presented his ideas which have made signal contribution to India becoming a sovereign, secular, democratic Republic. Younger generations of India need to recall all these ideas to understand progress of the country." (jacket)