Dr. Indra Mani is Professor & Head of the Political Science Department at V.S.S.D. College, Kanpur, with 23 years of undergraduate and 10 years of postgraduate teaching experience. He holds a Ph.D. with a thesis titled "Acharya Vinoba Bhave ka Rajniti Darshan evam usme Adhunik Pravritiyan" (Political Philosophy of Acharya Vinoba Bhave and Modern Trends in It). With 13 years of research experience (excluding M.Phil./Ph.D. duration), his areas of specialization include Political Theory and Indian Political Philosophy.