Constitutional History of India deals with all aspects of the development of Indian Constitution in detail with different phases of the history of Freedom Movement. In this work, the events have been recorded in chronological order. The book also provides an introduction to the history of Freedom Movement. The Constitutional History of India is traced in a simple manner so as to fulfil the requirements of the students and the general readers. The role of freedom fighters in the “National Movement” is also studied in this book.
The book is furcated in two parts. The First Part deals with the Constitutional History of India and includes topics such as National Movement and Indian National Congress, Administrative Powers of East India Company, The Regulating Act, Judicature Act of 1781, Dundas’s Bill, Fox India Bill, Pitt’s India Act, Act of 1786, Declaratory Act of 1788, Government of India Act of 1858, Queen’s Proclamation of 1858, Indian Councils Acts of 1861 and 1892, Minto-Morley Reforms, Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, Government of India Act (1919), Constitutional Development from 1919 to 1935, Government of India Act (1935), Constitutional Development from 1937 to 1950, The Indian Independence Act of 1947, Integration of Native States, etc.
The Second Part of the book deals with the Constitution of India and includes topics such as Constitution of India 1950, Formation of Constituent Assembly and Framing of the Constitution, Salient Features of the Constitution of India, Procedure for Amending the Constitution of India, Significance of the Preamble of the Constitution, Citizenship and Existing Law, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy, President of India and its powers, Composition and Powers of Parliament, Indian Jurisdiction System, Ordinance and its Significance, Inter-State Relations under the Indian Constitution, etc.
Prof. N. Jayapalan, M.A. (History and Political Science), M.Phil. (History), Ph.D. (History), has retired from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, Tamil Nadu. A keen participant at seminars and conferences connected with Indian History and Political Science, Prof. Jayapalan has authored several books on History and Political Science including Indian Society and Social Institutions, History of India, History of World Civilisation, Problems of Indian Education, Comprehensive Modern Political Analysis, Comprehensive Study of Aristotle, Comprehensive Study of Plato, Comprehensive History of Political Thought, Social and Cultural History of India Since 1556, Sociological Theories, History of English Literature, Indian Administration, History of the United State of America, Human Rights, and Historiography. He is one of the most popular authors in Tamil Nadu.
