Nehru and Lohia: New-Age Socialist Icons for New India! Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia remain two powerful socialist voices whose ideas can inspire the making of a more just, democratic and inclusive New India. Nehru’s commitment to scientific temper, modern institutions, secular democracy and economic planning, alongside Lohia’s uncompromising advocacy of social equality, decentralisation, dignity of the marginalised and justice for the deprived, offers a meaningful ideological bridge between India’s foundational values and its contemporary aspirations. In the new age, their legacy should not be confined to history books; it should become a living commitment to opportunity without discrimination, development with social justice, and progress with human dignity. A New India worthy of its future must embrace Nehru’s vision of modernity and Lohia’s passion for equality—transforming their ideals into a politics that empowers every citizen and leaves no one behind. — Prof....