Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Constitution [electronic resource] / Narenda Chapalgaonker ; translated by Subhashchandra Wagholikar.

"Why did the Constituent Assembly of India discard Mahatma Gandhi's concept of constitutional structure that gave prominence to villages, and prefer parliamentary democracy instead? Why did the self-sufficient and self-governing village of his dream not find a place in India's politic...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Chapalgaonker, Narenda
Other Authors: Wagholikar, Subhashchandra
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Marathi
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The setting
  • 2. The evolution of Gandhiji's leadership
  • 3. The struggle for independence and constitution
  • 4. Preparing for the Constituent Assembly
  • 5. The Gandhian conception of the constitution
  • 6. The Constituent Assembly decides.