S Ambirajan’s forgotten classic `A Grammar of Indian Planning (1959)’

This is my second article on Prof.S.Ambirajan's liberal economic thoughts. His works are largely forgotten and conveniently neglected for decades in India. And the reasons are well known. 

A para from my second piece which was out yesterday in the Spontaneous Order website of Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi.

His observations on Prime Minister Nehru, who became a hero of Independent India, where even Patel and Rajaji were ignored, are perceptive indeed. “In a sense, our, Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, is our greatest asset, for while he enjoys the prestige and wields the authority of a dictator, he has also the emotional nuances and ready adaptability of a true democrat. Even as he is conscious of the possibilities of planning, he is not unwilling at the same time to acknowledge the limitations of democratic planning. But the Prime Minister is not the whole of the administration, and there is always the danger that circumstances may turn the best asset into a dangerous liability. The Prime Minister should be an example, not a glittering facade for others to hide behind and pursue their respective ends.”