Philosopher of Raisina: Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Lectures

Contents: 1. The Problems and Prospects of Indian. Democracy: An Evaluation of its working for Designing the Processes of Change for Peaceful Transformation. 2. Dr Zakir Hussain: A Tribute. 3. Minorities and the Indian Constitution. 4. Parliamentary Privileges and the Supreme Court: Maintaining the Balance. 5. Representation, Inclusion, and Governance: A Constitutional Perspective. 6. Indian Muslims. 7. Agenda for Urdu Education in the 21st Century India with Special Reference to Dr Zakir Hussain. 8. Empowerment of Minorities. 9. 1984, 1989, 2002: Three Narratives of Injustice, and the Lessons for Democracy. 10. Muslims and Media Images: Where Things Went Wrong. 11. Language Policy and Planning in Twenty-First Century India. 12. Muslims in India, and Their Image in the Media. 13. Untenability of Composite Culture in Contemporary India. 14. Strategy for the Survival of Urdu in India through School Education. 15. Strategies for the Survival of Formerly Dominant Languages-With Special Reference to Urdu in India. 16. Urdu Language and Education in India. 17. The Politics of Mass Cruelty and the Future of Indian Constitutionalism. 

The current legal classic is a collection of lectures delivered by eminent scholars in honour of the much-celebrated educationist and former President of India, Dr. Zakir Hussain. This tribute covers various phases of Dr. Zakir Hussain's life in the light of different politico-social developments in the country during that period.