Battles Half Won (PB): India's Improbable Democracy & 10 Judgements that Changed India (Set of 2 books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.This book presents a compilation of 10 essays on some of the most influential judgments that were passed by the Supreme Court of India and proved to be life-altering for the common man and the democracy of the nation. These judgments by the Indian Judiciary proved that the nations legal system is not as irresolute as often cited. The author attempts to paint the complete picture of some of the most controversial cases like Maneka Gandhi versus the Union Bank of India the Union Carbide Corporation versus Union of India Mohammed Ahmed Khan versus Shah Bano Begam and Olga Tellis versus the Bombay Municipal Corporation among others. From the matter of environmental jurisprudence and custodial deaths to the controversial topic of reservations the author deals extensively with each case in the 10 essays and points out the effects that the Supreme courts final verdicts produced. The book describes how the Indian judicial system is capable of impacting the lives of the millions that thrive under this democracy and succeeds in restoring the readers faith on the legal system of the nation. The internal affairs that go about in each case which otherwise escape scrutiny have been shed light on through the book. About the author: A well-known author Zia Mody is also a famous legal consultant specializing in corporate mergers and acquisition law. A graduate from the Cambridge University she got her Masters from Harvard Law School. She is also a managing partner of AZB & Partners which is one of India's largest law firms. About the Author About the Author: Zia Mody is a well known author. She is also a legal consultant and is specialized in corporate mergers and acquisition law. She graduated from the Cambridge University and got her Master's degree from Harvard Law School. She has also worked for 5 years as an attorney at Baker & McKenzie. Mody has formed two mergers. She is a managing partner of AZB & Partners which is one of India's largest law firms. She is married to Jaydev Mody and has three daughters with him. She's the daughter of Soli Sorabjee who is a famous jurist.This lively collection of essays by Ashutosh Varshney analyses the deepening of Indian democracy since 1947 and the challenges this has created. It examines concerns ranging from federalism and Hindu nationalism to caste conflict and civil society the north-south economic divide and politics of economic reforms. Accompanied by a substantial overview tracing the forging and consolidation of India's improbable democracy the book full of original insights portrays the successes and failures of our experience in a new comparative perspective enriching our understanding of the idea of democracy. About the Author Born in India Ashutosh Varshney is Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences Brown University where he also directs the India Initiative. Previously he taught at Harvard and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His books include Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life Hindus and Muslims in India Democracy Development and the Countryside Urban-Rural Struggles in India and India in the Era of Economic Reforms. His honours include the Guggenheim and Carnegie awards and the Gregory Luebbert Prize. He is a contributing editor for the Indian Express and his guest columns have appeared in many newspapers including the Financial Times.