The Transformative Constitution: A Radical Biography in Nine Acts

by Gautam Bhatia

Book Overview

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TATA LITERATURE LIVE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 We think of the Indian Constitution as a founding document, embodying a moment of profound transformation from being ruled to becoming a nation of free and equal citizenship. Yet the working of the Constitution over the last seven decades has often failed to fulfil that transformative promise. Not only have successive Parliaments failed to repeal colonial-era laws that are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353026849
• ISBN13: 9789353026844
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"