TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chakrabarty,Bidyut
TI  - Indian Constitution: text, context, and interpretation 
SN  - 9789386446107
U1  - 342.5402 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New Delhi, India, Thousand Oaks, California
PB  - SAGE Publications Inc.
KW  - India
KW  - Constitution
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - Constitutions
KW  - Law
KW  - History
KW  - Freedom of religion
KW  - Secularism
KW  - Democracy
N1  - 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
ER  -