Tarun Khaitan on Decolonising Institutions
From Philosophy Bites by Edmonds and Warburton
February 26, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
Tarun Khaitan discusses the philosophical criticisms of India's post-colonial constitution in the context of decolonization.
Narendra Modi has spoken of "decolonising" India including its post-colonial constitution Are philosophical criticisms of this constitution well-founded? Tarun Khaitan of the London School of Economics discusses. This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations.
People in this episode
Hosts: Edmonds, Warburton
Guest: Tarun Khaitan
Topics covered
- decolonization
- post-colonial constitution
- philosophy
- India
- politics
Keywords
- decolonising
- constitution
- philosophical criticism
- India
- Narendra Modi
Sponsors
Ideas Workshop
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: London School of Economics, Open Society Foundations
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