TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chandra, Bipan
AU  - Mukherjee, Mridula
AU  - Mukherjee, Aditya
TI  - India Since Independence 
SN  - 9780143104094
U1  - 954.04 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - India
KW  - History
N1  - "First published as India after independence, 1947-2000 in Viking by Penguin Books India, 1999"--T.p. verso; Preface to the Revised Edition

1. Introduction -- 2. The Colonial Legacy -- 3. The National Movement and its Legacy -- 4. The Evolution of the Constitution and Main Provisions -- 5. The Architecture of the Constitution: Basic Features and Institutions -- 6. The Initial Years -- 7. Consolidation of India as a Nation (I) -- 8. Consolidation of India as a Nation (II): The Linguistic Reorganization of the States -- 9. Consolidation of India as a Nation (III): Integration of the Tribals -- 10. Consolidation of India as a Nation (IV): Regionalism and Regional Inequality -- 11. The Years of Hope and Achievement, 1951-1964 -- 12. Foreign Policy: The Nehru Era -- 13. Jawaharlal Nehru in Historical Perspective -- 14. Political Parties, 1947-1964: The Congress -- 15. Political Parties, 1947-1965: The Opposition -- 16. From .Shastri to Indira Gandhi, 1964-1969 -- 17. The Indira Gandhi Years, 1969-1973 -- 18. The JP Movement and the Emergency: Indian Democracy Tested -- 19. The Janata Interregnum and Indira Gandhi's Second Coming, 1977-1984 -- 20. The Rajiv Years --  21. Run-up to the New Millennium and After -- 22. Politics in the .States (I):  Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam -- 23. Politics in the States (II): West Bengal and Jammu and, Kashmir 24. The Punjab Crisis -- 25. Indian Economy,  1947-1965: The Nehruvian Legacy -- 26. Indian Economy, 196.5-1991 -- 27. Economic Reforms Since 1991 -- 28. The Indian Economy in the New Millennium -- 29. Land Reforms (I): Colonial Impact and Legacy of the National and Peasant Movements -- 30. Land Reforms (II): Zamindari Abolition and Tenancy Reforms -- 31. Land Reforms (III): Ceiling and the Bhoodan Movement -- 32. Cooperatives and an Overview of Land Reforms -- 33. Agriculture Growth and the Green Revolution -- 34. Agrarian Struggles Since Independence -- 35. Revival and Growth of Communalism -- 36. Communalism and the Use of State Power -- 37. Caste, Untouchability, Anti-caste Politics and Strategies -- 38. Indian Women Since Independence -- 39. The Postcolonial Indian State and the Political Economy of Development: An Overview -- 40. Disarray in Institutions of Governance -- 41. The Dawn of the New Millennium: Achievements, Problems and Prospects
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