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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Rasheeduddin Khan<br />
| image = File:Rasheeduddin Khan 2.jpg<br />
| caption = Rasheeduddin Khan in the 1980s<br />
| birth_date = 11 September 1924<br />
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|4|25|1924|9|11|df=y}}<br />
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| occupation = [[political scientist]], [[author]], [[professor]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Nizam College]]<br>[[University of Madras]]<br>[[Delhi University]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = <br />
| subject = [[Political science]], [[Federalism]]<br />
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| spouse = {{plainlist|<br />
* Hajra Bai Alladin (m. c.1950; died c.1965)<br />
* Leela Narayan Rao<br />
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| children = 2, including [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Rasheeduddin Khan''' (11 September 1924 – 25 April 1996) was an Indian author, educator, and parliamentarian.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Khan was born into a [[Pathan]] family from [[Kaimganj]] in the [[Farrukhabad district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His family moved to [[Hyderabad]] when his father, Ghulam Akbar Yar Jung, was appointed a judge in the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajya Sabha Member's List |url=https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/documents/Members/1628692460176.52_k.pdf |website=[[Rajya Sabha]], [[Government of India]] |page=10}}</ref><br />
He got his master's degree from [[Nizam College]] which was then affiliated with the [[University of Madras]]. He completed his doctoral studies at [[Delhi University]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
From 1970 to 1989, he held the positions of Founder Chairman and Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]. In addition, he played the role of Founder Director at the Centre for Federal Studies, [[Jamia Hamdard]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Federal Studies - Department Page, Jamia Hamdard |url=https://jamiahamdard.edu/Department/DisplayDeptPage.aspx?page=eacma&ItemID=eacsq&nDeptID=ks |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=[[Jamia Hamdard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sahu |first=S.N. |date=2020-11-10 |title=What we Learned from C.P. Bhambri |url=https://www.newsclick.in/What-we-Learned-from-CP-Bhambri |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=NewsClick |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He served as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] for two terms: 1970 to 1976 and 1976-1982,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Hilal |date=2016 |title=Muslim Representation in the Rajya Sabha: Forms and Trajectories |url=http://164.100.213.102/rscmsnew/careers_documents/Hilal_Ahmed.pdf |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=[[Centre for the Study of Developing Societies]]}}</ref> representing India at the [[United Nations]] and other international forums. As a member of the Rajya Sabha, he held a position on the Public Accounts Committee during the years 1981-82, under the chairmanship of [[Satish Chandra Agarwal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1981 |title=Fifty-Eight Report Public Accounts Committee 1981-82: Levy of Wealth Tax on Big Agricultural Land Holdings and Incorrect Valuation of Unquoted Equity Shares |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759276/1/pac_07_58_1980.pdf |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Parliament Library of India |publisher=Department of Revenue, [[Ministry of Finance (India)]]}}</ref><br />
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=== Federalism ===<br />
Khan was recognized for his unwavering advocacy for a federal system of governance, establishing himself as a prominent scholar on the subject in the subcontinent. He expressed reservations regarding the social and cultural underpinnings of Indian federalism and the influence of politics on centralizing the country's federal system. He advocated for constitutional reforms that he believed were necessary to safeguard cooperative federalism from deteriorating into disintegrating federalism in the country.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kochanek |first=Stanley A. |date=1997 |title=Review of Rethinking Indian Federalism |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3330603 |journal=Publius |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=139–141 |doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029922 |jstor=3330603 |issn=0048-5950|url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
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According to Khan, the core essence of Indian federalism lies in regionalism. He contended that India can be best described as a multi-regional federation, and he rejected the notion that nationality and ethnicity alone can sufficiently explain the country's socio-cultural diversities. Khan emphasized that India's regions possess unique social, cultural, historical, linguistic, economic, and political characteristics. Therefore, he suggests that regional identity should be viewed as a holistic representation of the diverse nature of Indian society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MPS-003 India: Democracy and Development |url=https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/26038/1/Unit-21.pdf |website=eGyanKosh |publisher=[[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] |pages=46–47}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He was first married to Hajra Bai, daughter of Seth Abdullah Alladin of [[Sikandrabad]], who was a stalwart devotee of the [[Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam]] and a successful businessman of the Alladin & Co (Soda and Ice Factory). He was married to Leela Narayan Rao, and together they had two children named Anusha Khan and [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2015-07-16 |title=Kabir Khan: Salman has no complexity and no complex |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kabir-khan-salman-has-no-complexity-and-no-complex/articleshow/48084667.cms |access-date=2023-08-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Khan died in 1996 at the age of 72 from natural causes.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Publications ==<br />
===Books===<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url=https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130000797286623872 |title=Endogenous Intellectual Creativity: The Ethos of the Composite Culture of India|date=1980 |publisher=[[United Nations University]]|isbn=9789280801071 |location=[[Tokyo]]}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url=https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130282269283314944 |title=The Islamic Concept of Human Equality as an Axial Principle of Societal Transformation: Its Doctrinal Roots, Cross-cultural Permeation, and Interface with the Hindu Caste System|date=1982 |publisher=[[United Nations University]]|isbn=9789280804577 |location=[[Tokyo]]}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |title=Federal India: A Design for Change|date=1992 |publisher=[[S. Chand Group|Vikas Publishing House]]|isbn=9780706959727 |location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=614818232 }}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url=https://vslopac.iima.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=108896|title=Bewildered India: Identity, Pluralism, and Discord|date=1994 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications|isbn=9788124101858 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url= |title=Sanghiye Bharat|date=1995 |publisher=Sāhitya Pablikeśanasa|isbn=9788124102213 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}<br />
=== Edited Books ===<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url= |title=Composite Culture of India and National Integration|date=1984 |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]]|isbn=9788170231073 |location=[[Shimla]]}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url= |title=Rethinking Indian Federalism|date=1997 |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]]|isbn=9788185952505 |location=[[Shimla]]}} <br />
=== Textbooks ===<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Rasheeduddin |url= |title=Democracy in India: A Textbook in Political Science for Class 12 |date=1990 |publisher=[[National Council of Educational Research and Training]]|isbn= |location=[[New Delhi]]}}<br />
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== In media ==<br />
=== Books ===<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Abdulrahim |first1= Vijapur P |title=Dimensions of Federal Nation Building: Essays in Memory of Rasheeduddin Khan |date=1998 |publisher=[[Jamia Hamdard]] |isbn=9788186562598|location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc= 39516142 }}<br />
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