# Penguin 35 Collectors Edition: India Since Independence

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- Authors: [Bipan Chandra](https://www.bookquiver.com/bipan-chandra)
- Language: en_IN
- Published: 2022-11-01

## Description

The story of the forging of India, the world’s largest democracy, is a rich andinspiring one. This volume, a sequel to the India’s Struggle forIndependence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes ithas achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle forfreedom. It covers the framing of the Constitution and the evolution of theNehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy; theconsolidation of the nation and contentious issues like party politics in theCentre and the states, the Punjab problem and anti-caste politics anduntouchability. These, along with objective assessments of Jawaharlal Nehru,Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi,Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh,constitute a remarkable overview of a nation on the move.

## Editions

### Penguin 35 Collectors Edition: India Since Independence

- Publisher: india_penguin_modern_classics
- ISBN: 978-06-7009-782-1
- Pages: 792
- Published: 2022-11-01
- Language: en_IN