{"product_id":"the-progressive-maharaja-sir-madhava-raos-hints-on-the-art-and-science-of-government-hardcover","title":"The Progressive Maharaja: Sir Madhava Rao's Hints on the Art and Science of Government - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRahul Sagar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHints on the Art and Science of Government\u003c\/em\u003e was the first treatise on statecraft produced in modern India. It consists of lectures that Raja Sir T. Madhava Rao delivered in 1881 to Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III, the young Maharaja of Baroda. Universally considered the foremost Indian statesman of the nineteenth century, Madhava Rao had served as \u003cem\u003edewan\u003c\/em\u003e (or prime minister) in the native states of Travancore, Indore and Baroda. Under his command, Travancore and Baroda came to be seen as 'model states', whose progress demonstrated that Indians were capable of governing well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRao's lectures summarise the fundamental principles underlying his unprecedented success. He explains how and why a Maharaja ought to marry the classical Indian ideal of \u003cem\u003eraj dharma\u003c\/em\u003e, which enjoins rulers to govern dutifully, with the modern English ideal of limited sovereignty. This makes \u003cem\u003eHints\u003c\/em\u003e an exceptionally important text: it shows how, outside the confines of British India, Indians consciously and creatively sought to revise and adapt ideals in the interests of progress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis landmark edition contains both the newly rediscovered, original lecture manuscripts; and an authoritative introduction, outlining Rao's remarkable career, his complicated relationship with Sayaji Rao III, and the reasons why his lectures have been neglected-until now.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRahul Sagar is Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science at New York University Abu Dhabi. He previously taught at Princeton University and Yale-NUS College. His first book, Secrets and Leaks: The Dilemma of State Secrecy, was awarded the Myres S. McDougal Prize and the Louis Brownlow Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.67 x 8.59 x 5.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520615891165,"sku":"9780197657560","price":73.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/gywezCba_h9780197657560.webp?v=1772245155","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-progressive-maharaja-sir-madhava-raos-hints-on-the-art-and-science-of-government-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}