Philosopher of Raisina: Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Lectures

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.

Topics covered include: The Problems and Prospects of Indian Democracy; Dr. Zakir Hussain: A Tribute; Minorities and the Indian Constitution; Parliamentary Privileges and the Supreme Court; Language Policy and Planning in Twenty-First Century India; The Politics of Mass Cruelty and the Future of Indian Constitutionalism. 

Selling Points: 

The learned contributors of this book include: Justice Aftab Alam, Prof. Asis Dutta, Prof. Upendra Baxi, Mr. Fali S. Nariman, Mr. Arun Shourie, Prof. Theodore P. Wright, Dr. David J. Mathews, etc. 

A scholarly foreword by Mr. Salman Khurshid, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and a tribute by his daughter, Saeeda Khursheed has added great value to the book. 

A collection of photographs displaying some memorable moments of Dr. Zakir Hussain's illustrious life. 

Elegantly produced in international finish and superior printing and gilt edges.

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