In 1970 he published Politics in India, which first theorized Indian National Congress as a system rather than a party.
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Soon, he became associated with "Citizens for Democracy", and People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) is a human rights body, established in 1976, where remained General Secretary from 1982 to 1984, and subsequently its President.
S. P. Kothari | Shuchi Kothari | Rajni Kothari | Kothari Kanya Shala | Brij Kothari |
Those elected as president and general secretary have included V. M. Tarkunde, Rajni Kothari, Rajinder Sachar, K. G. Kannabiran, Arun Shourie, Y. P. Chhibbar, Arun Jaitley, Satish Jha, Dalip Swami, and others.