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Minor hints; lectures delivered to H.H. the Maharaja Gaekwar, Sayaji Rao III

Minor hints; lectures delivered to H.H. the Maharaja Gaekwar, Sayaji Rao III

Madhava Rao, T.

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PhilosophyGeneral Political ScienceIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9353700574
ISBN13: 9789353700577
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
How does a ruler turn power into service? In these lucid talks to Sayajirao Gaekwad III, T. Madhava Rao distils the hard-won craft of governing a modernising state. Governance is learned, not inherited. Minor Hints is a classic lectures collection and political essays anthology drawn from the experience of one of British India's most respected administrators. Addressed to the young Maharaja of the Baroda princely state, it moves from the daily mechanics of princely state administration to larger good governance principles: responsibility, economy, public works, justice, education, and the patient art of choosing and trusting capable officials. Read as a colonial administration treatise, it also reveals the pressures and possibilities of 19th century India, where reform had to be practical, ethical, and politically astute. For historians and collectors, this complete text edition preserves a pivotal voice in Indian administrative thought, positioned between indigenous statecraft and the emerging language of modern public administration. For today's readers, the book offers administrative reform guidance that still feels bracingly direct: a handbook of decision-making under constraint, written for a sovereign yet useful to anyone who cares about institutions. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Ideal for public administration students, civil service exam prep, and anyone drawn to the ideas that shaped Baroda and beyond. A steady companion for policymakers, scholars, and classic-literature collectors seeking enduring clarity.

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