02534cam a2200373 i 4500 7621 7621 20190725151328.0 9789386446107 AEF 342.5402 CHA 23 Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958- author. 880 Indian Constitution : text, context, and interpretation / Bidyut Chakrabarty, Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications Inc., 2017. xvi, 373, 3, 6 pages ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Social movements primarily take the form of non-institutionalised collective political action which strives for political and/or social change. While India has witnessed many such movements over the centuries, it is only recently that scholars have begun to study them in-depth. This thoroughly revised and updated version of a seminal book critically examines and reviews the literature concerning social movements in India from 1857 to the present. In the process, he discusses the theoretical issues raised by various scholars while analyzing major trends in different movements. In conclusion, he suggests areas for future research. 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. India. Constitution. 838 Constitutional law India. 725 Constitutions India. 904 Law India History. 905 Freedom of religion India. 906 Secularism India. 907 Democracy India. 908 ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 AEF AEF 2019-07-26 6 296.25 4612 2019-07-26 395.00 2019-07-26 BK