Granville Austin

The Indian Experience

Working a Democratic Constitution

With A New Preface That Brings The Work Up-To-Date With Contemporary Developments, The Book Provides The General Reader Some Invaluable Insights Into The Political Motivations Of Indian Life And Close Student Of Indian Affairs The First Published Account To Be Based On Documentary Sources, Of The Workings Of The Constituent Assembly.

Cornerstone of a Nation

The Indian Constitution

The Indian Constituent Assembly and the Framimg of the Indian Constitution

Tryst with Destiny

At a time when Americans exhibit a distinct yearning for more straightforward and honest relationships with one another, Austin's portrait of Norwich, Vermont is a reminder of the lasting impacts people's lives have on one another.

Retrieving Times

Cornerstone of a Nation, by Granville Austin

This important book offers critical insights into four decades of the Indian Constitution. It charts the course of constitutional reform in India from the euphoric idealism of the post-independence period, through the crisis years of emergency, and up to Rajiv Gandhi's brief stay in power. Thebook analyzes the ways in which various legal and political vicissitudes of democracy have affected the making of the Indian Constitution.

Austin's magnum opus tells the very human story of how the social, political, and day-to-day realities of the Indian people have been reflected in and directed the course of constitutional reforms since 1950.

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