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.........................................................................................................................Book DescriptionThe survival of Indian democracy for well over half a century is in many ways a remarkable achievement. However, no one can deny that the country's contemporary socio-economic and political problems are complex. There are a number of serious challenges that need to be met in the years ahead. This volume highlights some of (he most important of such issues, addressed in depth by a selection of eminent personalities from various spheres of life.The contributors, drawn from diverse-backgrounds, including law and the judiciary, political science, the civil and diplomatic services, education, social science research, policy planning, economics, and social activism, review the two fundamental questions: What are the central challenges before Indian democracy? How can they be addressed;1 The responses, originally delivered as lectures at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai, over the years 2005-7 make up this volume.The essays examine the relationship between theory and practice and the major failings of Indian democracy. They provide a meaningful overview of critical issues facing India today, including the role of the judiciary in governance, the problematic functioning of the bureaucracy, the nexus between politics and organized crime, human development in a democratic context, the condition of indigenous peoples, the negative consequences of economic liberalization, and political violence.Lucid and accessible, this volume will be useful for anyone concerned about the fate of India's experiment with democracy..........................................................................................................................Contents1. Some Thoughts on Nehru's Vision - Fali S. Nariman2. Two Discourses on Democracy in India - Valerian Rodrigues3. The State of Indian Democracy - Pratap Bhanu Mehta4. Indian Democracy: A Critique - Upendra Baxi5. The Judiciary and Indian Democracy - Rafique Dada6. The Bureaucracy and India's Democracy - Abid Husain7. Organized Crime, Corruption, and Democracy - Jayaprakash Narayan8. Indian Democracy and Social Inequalities - Zoya Hasan9. Social Movements and Democracy: The Challenge of the Anti-Caste Movement - Gail Omvedt10. Adivasis, Naxalites, and Democracy - Ramachandra Guha11. Terrorism, Security, and Indian Democracy - V.R. Raghavan12. Education and Democracy - Krishna Kumar13. Marketization of the Economy and Democracy - Dilip M. Nachane14. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side...: Are We Becoming A Majoritarian Society? - Suhas Palshikar15. Deepening the Culture of Democracy in India - Neera ChandhokeList of Contributors.........................................................................................................................Author DetailsRajesh M. Basrur is Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His most recent publications include South Asia's Cold War (2008), Reproducing the Human Security Debate in South Asia (co-edited, 2007), and Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security (2006).Nehru Centre, Mumbai was conceived in 1972 as a living testament to lawaharlal Nehru, one of the major architects of modern India, and to his ideals of enlightened curiosity, the scientific temper, and secular values..........................................................................................................................
