Indian democracy : meanings and practices
Rajendra Vora; Suhas Palshikar
- SAGE, 2003.
Introduction / Rajendra Vora, Suhas Palshikar -- Issues before Indian democracy: an overview / Rajni Kothari -- Crisis of political authority / D.L. Sheth -- What is happening inside Indian democracy? / Javeed Alam -- Theorizing Indian democracy / Manoranjan Mohanty -- Whose democracy are we talking about? Hegemony and democracy in India / Suhas Palshikar -- Understanding Indian politics: are we asking the right questions? / Jayant Lele -- Ethical insufficiency of egoism and altruism: India in transition / Rajeev Bhargava -- Understanding Indian secularism: learning from its recent critics / Thomas Pantham -- New Dalit politics / Gopal Guru -- Decline of caste majoritarianism in Indian politics / Rajendra Vora -- Rise of the BJP and decline of the congress: an appraisal / V.B. Singh -- Predicament of the left / Sandeep Pendse -- Increasing fluidity in electoral contests: is this mere anti-incumbency? / Sanjay Kumar -- Social movements in crisis? / Rajeshwari Deshpande -- Struggle against dams or struggle for water? Environmental movements and the state / Gail Omvedt.