India Since Independence - Revised and Updates

Author: Bipin ChandraMridula Mukherjee/Aditya MukherjeePublisher: PenguinYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 773ISBN/UPC (if available): 9780143104094 DescriptionA thorough and incisive introduction to contemporary India.The story of the forging of India, the world's largest democracy, is a rich and inspiring one. This volume, a sequel to the best-selling India's Struggle for Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it has achieved, in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for freedom. The book describes how the Constitution was framed, as also how the Nehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy were evolved and developed. It dwells on the consolidation of the nation, examining contentious issues like party politics in the Centre and the states, the Punjab problem, and anti-caste politics and untouchability. This revised edition offers a scathing analysis of the growth of communalism in India and the use of stat