Civil Liberties Movement In India – From Colonial Times to the Present – Nilanjan Dutta

The trampling of rights of citizens is nothing new, nor is the civil rights movement in India which stands for justice. This discourse which spreads over 12 chapters tells us the fascinating story of the growth and development of civil liberties movement in Indian subcontinents over a century and more. It offers the first ever comprehensive history of the civil liberties movement in India. The account present a history of actions as well as a history of ideas, skillfully combining an activist passion and academic’s rigour. Rare photographs of the movement along with the lucid style of narrative has made this book indispensable for the international human rights community, who will find in it ample material to affirm their conviction that the human rights are universal and indivisible. Scholars of political science and sociology will be provoked to take a relook at the process of formation and development of the civil society in the colonial and post-colonial conditions. Future researchers will be directed to a plethora of primary sources.