Indian Democracy Contradictions and Reconciliations

Indian Democracy Contradictions and Reconciliations

The book starts with a close analysis of the Constitution of India, which provides the theoretical validation for democratic politics and serves as a reflective and regulative ideal. It highlights the way adherence to democratic principles and nurturing of strong institutions have helped India negotiate and often reconcile contradictions such as caste inequalities, linguistic and ethnic identities, majority minority divide, gender bias and divergences in the conception of democracy itself.