India's Experiment with Democracy: The Life of a Nation Through Its Elections

Ultimately, the underlying thrust of this book is to posit reasoned argumentation, objective enquiry, secularism, civil liberty and compassion as indispensable features of a democracy. Since the founding of the republic, India has been the largest democracy in the world. In many respects it was considered a model democracy owing to its ideals, such as a non-partisan Election Commission and free dialogue and debate. Its abiding features have been non-discriminatory management of diversity, concern for an equitable and equal society, and a profound reverence towards the country''s founding document, the Constitution.In India''s Experiment with Democracy, former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi examines key questions that face India today: What foundational principles must be definitive to our ideas of nationhood, citizenship and democracy? How may we enliven our national discourse with a renewed spirit of inquiry and imaginative erudition, and mid-course correction?

• | Author: S.Y. Quraishi
• | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
• | Publication Date: Oct 07, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9789356993648
• | ISBN-10: 9356993645