The politics of law and sovereignty in colonial India: dharma, artha, and the ideological origins of the Republic of India

Sunil Purushotham

Chapter 10 in Research Handbook on the Law and Politics of Sovereignty, 2026, pp 160-181 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter tackles the evolution of political and legal thought in India, focusing on the transition from the colonial era to the creation of the Republic. He explains how local concepts such as dharma (law, duty, morality) and artha (wealth, politics, prosperity) were interpreted, reinterpreted, and questioned during British rule and the nation-building process.

Keywords: Colonial India; Dharma; Artha; The Republic of India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781803926346
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