Indian Democracy

'Democracy in India has been a unique experiment. This book provides a sharp understanding of the complexities of contemporary Indian democracy. With their ears to the ground, the contributors have created an incisive volume on the subject' -- Ram Puniyani, author of 'Deconstructing Terrorist Violence' 'How do we understand the threats now facing Indian democracy? This valuable book provides nuanced insights into processes that explain its current travails: the Constitution's missing revolution; identity, discrimination and marginalisation; pressures on and within the media; structured and unstructured violence - and much more' -- Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University 'If we want to know what's wrong with our present, we must know what's wrong with our past. This book offers insight into both. A three-dimensional view of India' -- Shehla Rashid, Activist 'Indian democracy is a veritable riddle with its constitution promising the moon to people but its state denying them even the basic right to voice their miseries. The present saffron regime, its vilest product, has uncovered all of its smokescreens. This book will certainly provoke readers who still see nothing wrong with the system' -- Anand Teltumbde, author of 'Republic of Caste'