TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chandra Bipan 
TI  - India since independence
SN  - 978-0-143-10409-4
U1  - 954.035 23
PY  - 2008///
CY  - UK.
PB  - Penguin books
N1  - 1. Introduction
2. The colonial legacy
3. The National movement and it's legacy
4. The evolution of the constitution and main provisions
5. The architecture of the constitutions: Basic features and institutions
6. The initial years
7. Consolidation of India as a nation (I)
8. Consolidation of India as a nation (II) : the linguistic reorganization of the states
9. Consolidation of India as a nation (III): Integration of the tribals
10. Consolidation of India as a nation (IV): Regionalism and regional inequality
11. The years of hope and Achievement, 1951-1964
12. Foreign policy: the Nehru Era
13. Jawaharlal Nehru in historical perspective
14. Political parties, 1947- 1964: The Congress
15. Political parties, 1947- 1965: The opposition
16. From Shastri to Indira Gandhi,  1964-1969
17. The Indira Gandhi years, 1969-1973
18. The JP movement and the emergency: Indian democracy tested
19. The Janta interregnum and Indira Gandhi's second coming, 1977-1984
20. The Rajiv years
21. Run-up to the new millennium and after
22. Politics in the states (I): Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam
23. Politics in the states (II): West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir
24. The Punjab Crisis
25. Indian economy, 1947-1965: the Nehruvian  legacy 
26. Indian economy, 1965-1991
27. Economic reforms since 1991
28. The Indian economy in the new millennium
29. Land reforms (I) : colonial impact and legacy of the national and peasant movements
30. Land reforms (II): zamindari abolition and tenancy reforms
31. Land reforms (III) : ceiling and the bhoodan movement
32. Cooperative and an overview of land reforms
33. Agriculture growth and the green revolution
34. Agrarian struggles since independence
35. Revival and growth of communalism
36. Communalism and the use of state power
37. Caste, untouchability, anti-caste politics and struggles
38. Indian women since independence
39. The postcolonial Indian state and the political economy of development; an overview
40. Disarray in institutions of governance
41. The dawn of the new millennium : achievements, problems and prospects
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