classical liberal
Piloo Mody
How Piloo Mody is discussed in this archive
Authored 1 work in the archive.
Subject of 1 profile piece — including Piloo Mody: Swatantra’s Witty Parliamentarian .
Referenced in 1 other work — including Rajaji- Man with a Mission .
In Rajaji- Man with a Mission : Piloo Mody is named among the liberal dissenters featured in the Profiles in Courage book, positioned as a companion voice to Rajaji's liberal opposition.
By Piloo Mody (1)
Excerpts (1)
About Piloo Mody (1)
Profile pieces (1)
- Piloo Mody: Swatantra’s Witty Parliamentarian
- "An architect by training and the son of venerable Parsi entrepreneur Homi Mody, Piloo also had a long political career as a parliamentarian." — establishes his social background and professional identity
- "Piloo Mody argued for a limited role of the state in the book to strengthen democracy. For him, decentralisation was the way for deepening of Indian democracy." — captures his core political philosophy
Mentioned in (2)
Excerpts (2)
- Democracy Means Bread And Freedom
- "Published in 1979, Piloo Mody's book 'Democracy means Bread and Freedom' was an important piece of work written in a lucid style and discussing key ideas relevant to liberal thought in its economic, social and political understanding." — The editorial preamble identifies Mody as the author of the book from which the excerpt is drawn
- Rajaji- Man with a Mission
- "N G Ranga, B R Shenoy, Piloo Mody, Khasa Subba Rau and A D Shroff during the era of socialist command" — Mody named in the cohort of liberal dissenters