Imagining Democracy, Defending Democracy: A Box Set For Years of The Indian Constitution (Building A Free India, Dissent and The Indian Republic)

Two anthologies about the ideas that shaped the Indian Constitution, and the voices and movements that have safeguarded its spirit over 75 years.Building a Free India Those who led our struggle for freedom had a vision for India, which we need to recall today more than ever before. Rakesh Batabyal has rendered us an immense and timely service by assembling the writings of more than thirty of the nations visionaries. We all need to learn from this collection and protect our precious democratic and egalitarian inheritance from the narrowmindedness that seems increasingly to overwhelm our country.IRFAN HABIB, Professor Emeritus, Aligarh Muslim University Dissent and the Indian Republic Makes you understand the value of Indian citizenship In the long fight for an open society and the full realisation of the fight for the freedom of Indians in a free India, this book will be an invaluable guide.OMAIR AHMAD, The Wire