Thinkers
The Indian liberal canon
The reformers, economists, statesmen and editors who built the case for individual liberty and free enterprise in modern India, listed alphabetically.
27 canonical thinkers
Results cover the entire directory, including people outside the curated canon.
The canon
A. D. Shroff
1899–1965
Industrialist · Economist · Writer
60 works on this site · Referenced in 206 pieces
Acharya N. G. Ranga
1900–1995
Statesman · Parliamentarian · Writer
2 works on this site · Referenced in 11 pieces
B. R. Ambedkar
1891–1956
Reformer · Legal scholar · Statesman · Economist · Writer
4 works on this site · Referenced in 70 pieces
B. R. Shenoy
1905–1978
Economist · Professor · Writer
41 works on this site · Referenced in 65 pieces
Bibek Debroy
1955–2024
Economist · Writer · Civil servant
3 works on this site · Referenced in 4 pieces
C. Rajagopalachari
1878–1972
Statesman · Writer · Editor
237 works on this site · Referenced in 233 pieces
C. Y. Chintamani
1880–1941
Editor · Parliamentarian · Journalist
Referenced in 2 pieces
D. R. Pendse
1930–2018
Economist · Writer
15 works on this site · Referenced in 12 pieces
Dadabhai Naoroji
1825–1917
Statesman · Economist · Writer
Referenced in 18 pieces
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
1856–1895
Reformer · Editor · Writer
Referenced in 8 pieces
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
1866–1915
Statesman · Writer · Parliamentarian
Referenced in 55 pieces
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
1820–1891
Reformer · Writer · Professor
3 works on this site · Referenced in 7 pieces
Jyotirao Phule
1827–1890
Reformer · Writer · Activist
Referenced in 20 pieces
M. R. Pai
1931–2003
Activist · Writer · Editor
42 works on this site · Referenced in 51 pieces
Mahadev Govind Ranade
1842–1901
Reformer · Economist · Judge
Referenced in 15 pieces
Mahatma Gandhi
1869–1948
Philosopher · Writer · Statesman · Activist · Reformer
2 works on this site · Referenced in 401 pieces
Minoo Masani
1905–1998
Statesman · Writer · Parliamentarian
1467 works on this site · Referenced in 90 pieces
Nani Palkhivala
1920–2002
Legal scholar · Writer · Diplomat
55 works on this site · Referenced in 84 pieces
Pandita Ramabai
1858–1922
Reformer · Writer · Activist
1 work on this site · Referenced in 6 pieces
Pherozeshah Mehta
1845–1915
Statesman · Legal scholar · Parliamentarian
Referenced in 7 pieces
Piloo Mody
1926–1983
Parliamentarian · Writer
49 works on this site · Referenced in 15 pieces
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1772–1833
Reformer · Writer · Religious figure
1 work on this site · Referenced in 15 pieces
S. V. Raju
1933–2015
Editor · Activist · Writer
369 works on this site · Referenced in 56 pieces
Sauvik Chakraverti
1956–2014
Writer · Journalist · Economist
16 works on this site · Referenced in 1 piece
Sharad Joshi
1935–2015
Activist · Writer · Economist · Parliamentarian
58 works on this site · Referenced in 37 pieces
Sudha R. Shenoy
1943–2008
Economist · Historian · Professor
4 works on this site · Referenced in 2 pieces
V. S. Srinivasa Sastri
1869–1946
Statesman · Diplomat · Writer
1 work on this site · Referenced in 2 pieces