N.G Ranga was one of the few leaders who not only had intimate knowledge of the problems of agriculture, but was also involved in the promotion of peasant proprietorship for over two decades.

The 21 principles which were adopted laid the ground for a liberal and market-oriented approach to politics in India.

Shroff was amongst the earliest proponents of free enterprise in India.

Swatantra Party was the first political party in India to openly endorse liberal values and market-friendly economic policies.

What enabled this coalition of disparate groups was the Nehruvian Congress’ grip over political power which effectively turned India into one-party democracy and a radical left drift in economic policy.

The recent revival of interest in Shenoy has undoubtedly been enabled by India’s post-liberalization moment.

With socialism, India would slide from poverty to pauperism.

In Masani, Indian liberals should find a more appropriate icon to emulate.

Tarabai Shinde deserves to be known as one of the early feminists of India and a figure who espoused the cause of liberty through her commitment to equal rights for women.  

One thing is clear, as indeed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations recognizes, and this is that Human Rights must be universally recognized and applied.