S.H. Patil

Dr. S.H. Patil is a Professor of Political Science in Karnatak University, Dharwad. He took his B.A. (Hons.) (1961), M.A. (1963) and Ph. D. (1976) from Karnatak University, Dharwad. He is the author of The Congress Party and Princely States, Gandhi and Swaraj, A Text Book of Political Thought (from Plato to Machiavelli) and Modern Western Political Thought (from Hobbes to Laski). His forthcoming book is Evolution and Working of the Indian Political System.

His articles have been published in the following academic journals : Gandhi Marg (New Delhi), India Quarterly (New Delhi), Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (New Delhi), Indian Journal of Politics (Aligarh), Political Science Review (Jaipur), The Journal of Karnatak University, Social Sciences (Dharwad), and ISDA Journal (Thiruvananthapuram).

He has been regularly contributing articles on current affairs to Samyukta Karnataka, one of the leading Kannada daily newspapers in Karnataka. His several group discussions and talks have been broadcast by All India Radio, Dharwad.

He has been a member of the Indian Political Science Association since 1964, was its Executive Member in 1969, has presented several papers at its conferences and has presided over one of its panels in 1987. He has participated in several regional and national seminars.