Penguin 35 Collectors Edition: India Since Independence

The story of the forging of India the world's largest democracy is a rich andinspiring one. This volume a sequel to the India's Struggle forIndependence analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes ithas achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle forfreedom. It covers the framing of the Constitution and the evolution of theNehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy; theconsolidation of the nation and contentious issues like party politics in theCentre and the states the Punjab problem and anti-caste politics anduntouchability. These along with objective assessments of Jawaharlal NehruIndira Gandhi Jayaprakash Narayan Lal Bahadur Shastri Rajiv GandhiVishwanath Pratap Singh Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singhconstitute a remarkable overview of a nation on the move.