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Chakrabarty, Bidyut,

Indian Constitution : text, context, and interpretation / Bidyut Chakrabarty, Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. - London: Sage, 2017. - xvi, 373, 3, 6 pages ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical roots of the Constitution of India -- Directive principles of state policy (Part IV of the Constitution of India) -- Constitutional democracy in India -- Salient features of the 1950 Constitution of India -- Ethics and constitutional governance in India -- The doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution of India -- Citizenship in India -- Language and nation-building : constitutional inputs -- Constitutionalizing reservation in India -- Gender as critical to the processes of constitutionalization -- Right to freedom of religion (Articles 25-28) -- Secularism in India -- Federalism in India : redefining the constitutional template for governance -- Emergency provisions : Part XVIII (Articles 352-360) -- Article 370 of the Constitution of India -- Election commission of India -- Judiciary in India -- Amending procedures -- Comptroller and auditor general of India -- Governor : a constitutional functionary with political aims or a political functionary with constitutional goals(?) -- Local governance in India.

ISBN: 9789386446107 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Constitutional law--India.
Constitutions--India.
Law--India
Freedom of religion--India.
Secularism--India.
Democracy--India.

Dewey Class. No.: 342.5402 CHA