• ISBN13: 9780198075387
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Oxford UP
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: March 15, 2012
• Pages: 216
• Original Price: INR 345.00
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 204 grams

About the Book Giving identity to over a billion people, the Indian Constitution is one of the world's great political texts. Drafted over six decades ago, its endurance and operation have fascinated and surprised many. In this short introduction, Madhav Khosla brings to light its many features, aspirations and controversies. How does the Constitution separate power between different political actors? What form of citizenship does it embrace and how can it change? In answering questions such as these, Khosla unravels the document's remarkable and challenging journey, inviting readers to reflect upon the theory and practice of constitutionalism in the world's largest democracy. About the Author Madhav Khosla studied law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Yale University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in political theory at Harvard University.