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Author:   Christophe Jaffrelot (Senior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS, France) ,  Narender Kumar (Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.490kg
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9780199483167

ISBN 10:   0199483167
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Christophe Jaffrelot 1. Evidence Before the Southborough Committee 2. Dr. Ambedkar With the Simon Commission 3. On Village Panchayats Bill 4. Democracy Must Give Respectful Hearing to All Who are Worth Listening To 5. If Democracy Dies it Will be Our Doom 6. Objections to Cripps Proposals 7. Indians Destiny is Bound Up With the Victory of Democracy 8. Separate Settlements 9. Labour and Parliamentary Democracy 10. Newspaper in a Modern Democratic System is Fundamental Basis of Good Government 11. Communal Deadlock and a Way to Solve It 12. Resolution Regarding Aims and Objects 13. States and Minorities 14. Draft Constitution-Discussion 15. Buddhism Paved Way for Democracy and Socialistic Pattern of Society 16. Failure of Parliamentary Democracy will Result in Rebellion, Anarchy, and Communism 17. If Our True Representatives are Not Elected, Independence Will be a Farce 18. Conditions Precedent for the Successful Working of Democracy 19. My Philosophy of Life 20. Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 1954 21. Why I Like Buddhism 22. Prospects of Democracy in India 23. Brahma is Not Dharma. What Good is Brahma? About the Editors

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Christophe Jaffrelot is Senior research fellow at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS (Paris) and Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute (London). He works at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a Non Resident Scholar. Narender Kumar is Professor at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has experience of teaching and research in various Central Universities including University of Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. He has to his credit various books and papers in national and international journals. His academic interests are in Public Policy and Political Institutions with special reference to inequalities and marginalization.

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