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.
23 canonical thinkers
Results cover the entire directory, including people outside the curated canon.
The canon
A. D. Shroff
1899–1965
Industrialist · Economist · Writer
46 works on this site · Referenced in 206 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
29 works on this site · Referenced in 64 pieces
C. Rajagopalachari
1878–1972
Statesman · Writer · Editor
28 works on this site · Referenced in 229 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
39 works on this site · Referenced in 51 pieces
Mahadev Govind Ranade
1842–1901
Reformer · Economist · Judge
Referenced in 15 pieces
Minoo Masani
1905–1998
Statesman · Writer · Parliamentarian
74 works on this site · Referenced in 79 pieces
Nani Palkhivala
1920–2002
Legal scholar · Writer · Diplomat
54 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
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
67 works on this site · Referenced in 50 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
55 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