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Achyut Patwardhan

1905–1992

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Referenced in 1 other work — including Fifty Years After ... .

In Fifty Years After ... : Achyut Patwardhan is quoted by Arvind Deshpande warning that India in the 1990s resembles the pre-1857 period of anarchy, with the comparison used to argue for the urgency of finding a viable political alternative to Congress.

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  • Fifty Years After ... · 1997
    • "Achyut Patwardhan is quoted warning that India in the 1990s resembles India around 1837 — 20 years after the Mughal collapse and the fall of the Peshwas." — Patwardhan's historical analogy deployed to convey the gravity of India's political crisis
    • "He recounts Achyut Patwardhan's invitation to speak at a 'People's Parliament' in Delhi and Patwardhan's warning that India is entering a phase equivalent to 20 years before 1857" — Patwardhan's invitation and warning frame Deshpande's contribution