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Examine in the light of India’s experience the Weberian concept of charismatic leadership.

  • UPSC 1996
  • Social Movements

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Max Weber (Economy and Society, 1922) defined charisma as "a certain quality of an individual personality by virtue of which he is set apart from ordinary men" and treated as exceptionally gifted. It is one of his three ideal types of legitimate authority, beside the traditional and the legal-rational. India, founded by charismatics and repeatedly…

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  • The Weberian Claim
  • India's Experience
  • Limits of the Weberian Lens
  • Conclusion
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