Indian democracy : meanings and practices

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Indian democracy : meanings and practices

edited by Rajendra Vora [and] Suhas Palshikar

Sage Publications, 2004

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This volume examines how Indian democracy has survived the challenges posed by widespread illiteracy, poverty, secessionism and communalism-problems that have felled the fledgling democratic institutions of so many post-colonial societies. The contributors locate the reason for the resilience of Indian democracy in its history-that it was the product of a gradual evolution and not of a sudden imposition from above. The essays in the volume, however, show that despite having stood the test of time, Indian democracy is not a democracy in any substantive sense. The economic policies of successive governments since 1985 have been basically anti-people; rampant casteism, communalism, and the use of money and muscle power have infiltrated the body politic. Mass mobilization has been powered by hate, making it a feature more typical of a nascent neo-fascist state than of a democracy. The `substantialization of democracy'-proper representation and people's participation in decision making-still remains a distant ideal.

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Introduction - Rajendra Vora and Suhas Palshikar PART ONE: REAPPROPRIATING MEANINGS Issues before Indian Democracy: An Overview - Rajni Kothari The Crisis of Political Authority - D L Sheth What Is Happening inside Indian Democracy? - Javeed Alam Theorising Indian Democracy - Manoranjan Mohanty Whose Democracy Are We Talking About? Hegemony and Democracy in India - Suhas Palshikar Understanding Indian Politics: Are We Asking the Right Questions? - Jayant Lele The Ethical Insufficiency of Egoism and Altruism: India in Transition - Rajeev Bhargava PART TWO: PRACTICES: EXPANDING SPACES Understanding Indian Secularism: Learning from Its Recent Critics - Thomas Pantham New Dalit Politics - Gopal Guru Decline of Caste Majoritarianism in Indian Politics - Rajendra Vora Rise of the BJP and Decline of the Congress: An Appraisal - V B Singh Predicament of the Left - Sandeep Pendse Increasing Fluidity in Electoral Contest: Is This Mere Anti-Incumbency? - Sanjay Kumar Social Movements in Crisis? - Rajeshwari Deshpande Struggle against Damsor Struggle for Water? Environmental Movements and the State - Gail Omvedt Index

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