Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Constitution

by Narendra Chapalgaonker

Book Overview

Why did the Constituent Assembly of India discard Mahatma Gandhi's concept of constitutional structure that gave prominence to villages, and prefer parliamentary democracy instead? Why did the self-sufficient and self-governing village of his dream not find a place in India's political edifice?

This book explores these and other important questions that are intrinsically linked to the making of modern India. It traces the events leading up...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815396007
• ISBN13: 9780815396000
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"