The Congress Party as the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer of the Indian State?

Abstract: The introductory titular deliberation whether the Congress Party or Indian National Congress (INC) could be revered to as the Creator, Preserver and (potential) Destroyer of the Indian State shall hint at a possible viewpoint from which this party can be examined. Readers familiar with Indian religions and mythology may immediately identify the aforementioned characterisation of the INC as an allegory of the famous Trimurti.2 Before delving into the role of the INC through the past decades it is worthwhile to highlight Sir Allan Octavian Hume, who is the author of the "awakening" and rousing poem framing this article. His feats mark a seizable starting point from which the Congress Party set out in its quest to become India’s most dazzling political party. Well aware of the fact that there is no dearth of writings on India’s eldest party this article shall simply attempt to shed light on the Indian National Congress’ impact on forming the Indian State. Thereby the term 'State' shal

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet ; In: Indien - Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft (2005) ; 53-77

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
• (when): 2005
• Creator: Dohrmann, Jona Aravind

Further information

• DOI: 10.11588/ijb.2005.0.1496
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-ijb-14967
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 11:00 AM CEST