India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics
- ISBN-10
- 8131742822
- ISBN-13
- 9788131742822
- Pages
- 460
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Pearson Education India
- Author
- Ananth
Description
India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics is a comprehensive account of India's post-independence political history. It discusses the emergence of Mahatma Gandhi,the role of Indian capitalists in the freedom struggle, the predominance of the Congress party, rise of Indira Gandhi, Congress split of 1969, the infamous Emergency of 1975, the decline of the party, and the formation and demise of the Janata Party. It covers the political scenario in various states; the Bofors scandal; and the Ayodhya campaign.
