1st Edition

Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Constitution

By Narendra Chapalgaonker Copyright 2016
144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

Why did the Constituent Assembly of India discard Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of constitutional structure that gave prominence to villages, and prefer parliamentary democracy instead? Why did the self-sufficient and self-governing village of his dream not find a place in India’s political edifice? This book explores these and other important questions that are intrinsically linked to the making of... Read more

Preface.  1. The Background  2. Making of Gandhi’s leadership  3. Struggle for Independence and constitution  4. Preparing for Independence and choosing the Constituent Assembly  5.  The Constitution in Gandhian thought  6. The Constituent Assembly decides  7.  Epilogue  8. Appendices

Biography

Narendra Chapalgaonker is former Judge, High Court of Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He taught law and Marathi literature before joining the Bar. He was Professor Emeritus in the Social Sciences at Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, and Ford Professor in Public Law at the Indian Law Society's (ILS) Law College, Pune. He is also Associate Fellow at the Indian School of Political Economy, Pune, Maharashtra.