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A MUST READ FOR ANY POLITY BUFF
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The history of Indian polity from its inception in 1950 to the end of Mrs Gandhi's regime in 1985, is being covered extensively and meticulously in every details in this well researched volume by the ... more
Akash P
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· Sep, 2012
Intellectual Delight
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A polity equivalent of 'India After Gandhi'. In terms of coverage detail and conceptual clarity that it fetches above par than the majority of well known books written on the subject. A must read for ... more
Saurabh Rai
, Chennai
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· Feb, 2014
Awesome
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Indeed a very good book with lot of precious and unique information.. Written by an international writer. Would recommend for all the law students, lawyers and judges.
Rohit Mahapatra
, Bhubaneswar
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· Feb, 2017
excellent
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well this book has been great.. especially how it has been written. topics which have been taken into account and many more things. overall it has been a great book and a great help for me.
Ritesh Singh
, Ranchi
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· Dec, 2013
The finest book on the Indian State ever written
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After Jawaharlal Nehru and throughout the tenure of Indira Gandhi, the relationship between the Judiciary and the Parliament/Executive was tenuous.
Granville Austin's "Working a Democratic Constitut... more
Mrinal Sinha
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Decent product
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Good
Abhay Kumar
, Aurangabad
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· Dec, 2020
Useless product
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May be good.. but dont buy only chutiya University will suggest this.
Ritwick Sam
, New Delhi
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· Apr, 2017
Footnotes like speedbreakers
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"Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love." This book is not for light reading. Too many footnotes even when unnecessary.
shamanth
, Hyderabad
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· Sep, 2014
Great Read..Especially for Law students with a Constitutional Fetish
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The great thing about this book is that Austin somehow obtained the letter sent to the then Law Secretary by Mr. VKT Chari who was the Advocate General for the State of Madras..His Idea was to Introdu... more
Arjun Menon
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perspicacious
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Austin mark the depths of Indian constitution eloquently ........ the volume eulogizes the change in the constitutional mechanisms since independence with a smooth critic......
pratik bhagwat
, Baramati
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· Nov, 2013