000			01440nam a22002177a 4500
020			_a9780143104094
082			_a954.04 _bCHA/I
100			_aChandra Bipin
100			_aMukherjee Mridula
100			_aMukherjee Aditya
245			_aIndia Since Independence
260			_aGurgaon _bPenguin Books _c2008
300			_axvi, 771p.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_aThe 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. It covers the framing of the Constitution and the evolution of the Nehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy; the consolidation of the nation and contentious issues like party politics in the Centre and the states, the Punjab problem, and anti-caste politics and untouchability. These, along with objective assessments of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, constitute a remarkable overview of a nation on the move.
650			_aHistory _zIndia
650			_aIndian History
650			_aIndia _vHistory
650			_aIndependence _zIndia
942			_cBK
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