Indian Constitution : text, context, and interpretation / Bidyut Chakrabarty, Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.

Historical roots of the Constitution of India -- Directive principles of state policy (Part IV of the Constitution of India) -- Constitutional democracy in India -- Salient features of the 1950 Constitution of India -- Ethics and constitutional governance in India -- The doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution of India -- Citizenship in India -- Language and nation-building : constitutional inputs -- Constitutionalizing reservation in India -- Gender as critical to the processes of constitutionalization -- Right to freedom of religion (Articles 25-28) -- Secularism in India -- Federalism in India : redefining the constitutional template for governance -- Emergency provisions : Part XVIII (Articles 352-360) -- Article 370 of the Constitution of India -- Election commission of India -- Judiciary in India -- Amending procedures -- Comptroller and auditor general of India -- Governor : a constitutional functionary with political aims or a political functionary with constitutional goals(?) -- Local governance in India. Historical roots of the Constitution of India Directive principles of state policy (Part IV of the Constitution of India) Amending procedures

Includes bibliographical references and index.