KS Subject File No. 11

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Name of the Collection	K. Santhanam collection
Folder/Categories	II. Subject Files, 1846-1984
Sub-folder/Sub-category	Democracy in Independent India, 1950-1978
File No. /Acc. No.	11
Abstract	The file contains K. Santhanam's writings on the Indian Republic and its trajectory. It includes newspaper clippings, undated typed articles and drafts of writing on the need for a new vision for India, the future of Indian leadership in the article, 'The Immediate Task of Nehru's Successor' (1964), India under Lal Bahadur Shastri, political demoralisation, threats to Indian democracy, the emergency since the Indo-China war of 1962, the problems faced by India, the achievements of the Indian Republic, development and welfare and the role of workers in India's progress, social revolution in India, and the relationship between journalism and politics. The file also contains the typed articles 'The Triple Slogan' (undated), on democracy, socialism, and secularism and Indian politics, and 'What is Wrong with Free India' (undated).
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Keywords	Republic of India; Independent India; trajectory; newspaper clipping; Indian leadership; Nehru; Lal Bahadur Shastri; democracy; Emergency; Indo-China War; 1962; social revolution; journalism; politics; The Triple Slogan; socialism; secularism; The Mail; M.P. Chronicle; Hindustan Times; Times of India; Nagpur Times; Swarajya Weekly; India News and Feature Alliance
Start Date “Period From”	1950
End Date “Period To”	1974
Extent	138 pp.
Item type/Format	Printed, typed and handwritten
Language	English
Remarks	Press Clippings: The Mail, M.P. Chronicle, The Hindustan Times, Times of India, Nagpur Times, Swarajya Weekly, India News and Feature Alliance
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Donor	Ravi Santhanam
Donation Date	2025
Custodian	Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India)
Right/Copyright	Donor