The Indian Constituent Assembly : deliberations on democracy 9781138224827, 1138224820
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English Pages 227 Se Year 2018
Table of contents :
Introduction Udit Bhatia 1. "We the People?": Politics and the Conundrum of Framing a Constitution on the Eve of Decolonization Arvind Elangovan 2. Conflict not Consensus: Towards a Political Economy of the Making of the Indian Constitution Sandipto Dasgupta 3. Pride and Prejudice in Austin's Cornerstone: Passions in the Constituent Assembly of India Vatsal Naresh 4. The Antecedents of Social Rights in India Neera Chandhoke 5. The Conservative Constitution: Freedom of Speech and the Constituent Assembly Debates Gautam Bhatia 6. Freedom of Speech in the Early Constitution: A Study of the Constitution (First Amendment) Bill Arudra Burra 7. Between Inequality and Identity: The Indian Constituent Assembly Debates and Religious Difference, 1946-1950 Shabnum Tejani 8. 'We the People': Seamless Webs and Social Revolution in India's Constituent Assembly Debates Kalyani Ramnath 9. India's Republican Moment Manjeet Ramgotra
