Abstract

Syama Prasad Mookerjee remains one of the most debated and historically significant figures in India’s political evolution. His ideological legacies continue to influence contemporary political discourse nation-building frameworks and debates on cultural nationalism federalism minority rights and the nature of Indian identity. As the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh his thought provided ideological foundations later expanded by national political movements. This research paper critically examines Mookerjee’s contributions from a historical political and philosophical perspective exploring how his ideas shaped postcolonial Indian democracy. The paper investigates Mookerjee’s conceptualisation of national unity his critiques of minority appeasement his stance on Jammu and Kashmir his intellectual differences with Nehru and the civilizational argument embedded in his nationalist outlook. Using interdisciplinary sources from political science history and cultural studies the study revea