Title: India since independence /
Authors: Chandra, Bipan.; Mukherjee, Aditya.; Mukherjee, Mridula.
Publisher: Penguin Books,
Year: 2008
Subjects: India History
Abstract: "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." -- Back cover.
Contents: Introduction -- The Colonial legacy -- The national movement and its legacy -- The evolution of the constitution and main provisions -- The architecture of the constitution: basic features and institutions -- The initial years -- Consolidation of India as a nation (I) -- Consolidation of India as a nation (II): the linguistic reorganization of the states -- Consolidation of India as a nation (III): integration of the tribals -- Consolidation of India as a nation (IV): regionalism and regional inequality -- The years of hope and achievement, 1951-1964 -- Foreign policy: the Nehru era -- Jawaharlal Nehru in historical perspective -- Political parties, 1947-1964: the Congress -- Political parties, 1947-1965: the opposition -- From Shastri to Indira Gandhi, 1964-1969 -- The Indira Gandhi years, 1969-1973 -- The JP movement and the emergency: Indian democracy tested -- The Janata interregnum and Indira Gandhi's second coming, 1977-1984 -- The Rajiv years --^