Democracy is the spirit of this age and India happens to be the largest democracy in the world. Hence greater is the responsibility of India to be the kindly light leading the comity of nations as in earlier epochs. In a democracy the quality of the administration counts a lot. If the administration is just and impartial strict in principles and liberal in execution the concept of the welfare state will no longer be a pious platitude. How this can be achieved in the thrust of this book.

Democratic Administration In The Light Of Practical Vedanta is a nosegay of seven lectures delivered by the author on various occasions from 1968 to 1986 to gatherings of administrators in cities as wide as Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi. The lectures show how the rich and ancient philosophical wisdom of India can be used with benefit in the modern age for the benefit of the country and her people.