political party
Swatantra Party
1959–1974
Also known as: The Swatantra Party, Swatantra
The classical-liberal opposition party founded in 1959 by Rajagopalachari, Masani, and Ranga against the 'licence-permit-quota raj'; dissolved in 1974.
Founded by Rajaji, Minoo Masani, N. G. Ranga, K. M. Munshi and others in opposition to Nehruvian planning. Peaked as the largest opposition party after the 1967 election, with 44 seats in the fourth Lok Sabha. Dissolved into the Bharatiya Lok Dal in 1974.
Works published / issued (2)
Affiliated thinkers (2)
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- Thinker A. D. Shroff
- Thinker Minoo Masani
- Thinker Nani Palkhivala
- Thinker S. V. Raju
- Opinion B.R. Shenoy : India's First Neoliberal?
- Opinion Homi Mody’s Liberalism: From Pro-Business to Pro-Market
- Opinion India's Nuclear Ambitions: Minoo Masani as a Liberal Peacenik
- Opinion Minoo Masani : From Socialism to Liberal Swatantra Party
- Opinion N. Dandekar on the Role of the Indian Navy
- Opinion Piloo Mody: Swatantra’s Witty Parliamentarian
- Opinion Swatantra Party : A Big Tent Challenge to Congress Hegemony
- Opinion The Swatantra Way for Forging a Formidable Coalition
- Musing A Democracy at War
- Musing Acharya N G Ranga: The Farmer’s Friend and Swatantra Party Stalwart
- Musing Agricultural Policy of Swatantra Party
- Musing Any Hope for Indian Liberals?
- Musing China’s Tiananmen Massacre
- Musing Controls and Freedom
- Musing Democratic Socialism in India - A Symposium
- Musing Do We Deserve Our Prime Ministers?
- Musing Fundamental Rights: Our Protection Against Tyranny
- Musing Have We Lost Our Will To Be Free?
- Musing Limits and Limitations of State Trading
- Musing Minoo Masani on Citizenship
- Musing Minoo Masani: Old Liberalism & New Liberalism
- Musing National Priorities for 1970
- Musing Not a Rich People’s Lobby
- Musing Rajaji- Man with a Mission
- Musing Remembering Dr Ambedkar
- Musing Rukhmabai Raut: A Beacon of Courage and Change in British India
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