Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Indian Politics: An Account of an Outstanding Political Leader

Prashanto Kumar Chatterji

doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968592

This book is a pioneering work on the multi-faceted contributions of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee to the country. Dr Mookerjee helped to oust the League ministry in Bengal (1941) and install the Progressive Coalition ministry of which he was the Finance Minister. He resigned in 1942 to protest against the Governors policy of repression against the Quit India movement. As the Working President of the Hindu Mahasabha, he was responsible for its ascendancy in Indian politics from 1940 to 1944. As the Central Industries and Supplies Minister (19471950), he framed free Indias industrial policy but resigned due to acute differences with Prime Minister Nehrus appeasement policy towards Pakistan. He, together with M.S.Golwalkar of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, formed a new political party, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh. Despite Dr Mookerjees tragic death in 1953, the party drew adherents from all parts of India, and eventually was renamed the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Preface
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1 - Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the Finance Minister of Bengal, 1941–1942
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2 - Syama Prasad and Hindu Mahasabha's Ascendancy in Indian Politics, 1938–1944
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3 - Syama Prasad and Hindu Mahasabha's Transitory Resuscitation after Reverses, 1945–1947
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4 - Syama Prasad's Achievements as the Central Cabinet Minister, 1947–1950
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5 - Syama Prasad and Establishment of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, 1950–1953
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6 - Conclusion
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

1 - Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the Finance Minister of Bengal, 1941–1942
pp 1-69

2 - Syama Prasad and Hindu Mahasabha's Ascendancy in Indian Politics, 1938–1944
pp 70-148

3 - Syama Prasad and Hindu Mahasabha's Transitory Resuscitation after Reverses, 1945–1947
pp 149-213

4 - Syama Prasad's Achievements as the Central Cabinet Minister, 1947–1950
pp 214-266

5 - Syama Prasad and Establishment of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, 1950–1953
pp 267-331

6 - Conclusion
pp 332-338

Appendix I
pp 339-340

Appendix II
pp 341-352

Appendix III
pp 353-355

Appendix IV
pp 356-359

Appendix V
pp 360-364

Appendix VI
pp 365-367

Appendix VII
pp 368-370

Bibliography
pp 371-372

Index
pp 373-381

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