Who is renowned scholar of the politics in india

This launched for the two young assistant professors — some 25 years old — a career spanning over half a century as social theorists, political scientists and friends of India. Theirs was a unique partnership in which they co-authored a large number of books, a remarkable jugalbandi in which one does not know where one voice ends and the other takes over.

Along with the perceptive scholars Rajni Kothari and D. They were deeply into Gandhi much before he became globally fashionable with social movements; in one of the few essays singly authored by SHR, she reflects on the Gandhian ashram as a Habermasian public space. I first came to know the Rudolphs when I was in high school.

They were good friends of my parents, Francine and Daya Krishna. My father once recalled to me his first encounter with Susanne, slim, sprightly and razor-sharp, at an event organised by the political science department of Rajasthan University. This was typical Rudolph style, contributing regularly to local scholarly activity. As pioneers of Rajasthan studies they helped establish a global network.

This was a new perspective which enabled the observers of Indian politics to look beyond personality clashes and understand the subsequent split within the Congress party as well as coalitions that emerged on the scene.

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A comment, if suitable, may be selected for publication in the Letters pages of EPW. View the discussion thread. The Rudolphs would author many more books together, in work noted for its breadth as well as its scholarly depth and attention to detail. Foreign Policy toward South Asia address U. A dedicated teacher and winner of the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Rudolph taught a popular course on the political psychology of identity at UChicago.

The Rudolphs received the Blade of Grass Award, given by the Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Conference Group of the American Political Science Association, in honor of their contributions to interpretive studies of the political world. Their three children were educated in Indian schools so they would grow up bilingual in Hindi and English. Rudolph is survived by her brothers, Thomas Hoeber of Berkeley, Calif. Susanne also delighted in and is survived by her three grandchildren: Gia 19 , Maya 9 , and Ry 4.

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