01141nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200160007610000190009224501060011126000620021730000260027949000490030552005390035465000500089365500280094320260526150546.0260526b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9788132106869  a954.052 BRA  aBrass, Paul R.  aAn Indian Political Life, Vol. 1b: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1937 to 1961c/ Paul R. Brass  aNew Delhi  b: SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd.c, 2011.  axxx, 575 p.c; 24 cm.  aThe Politics of Northern India : 1937–1987  aThis volume traces the early political career of Charan Singh from the late colonial period through 1961. Using Charan Singh's personal papers and extensive interviews, the book examines major political issues of the era, including Hindu–Muslim relations, agrarian politics, industrialization versus agriculture, caste dynamics, corruption, and factionalism within the Congress Party. It is both a biography of Charan Singh and a detailed study of North Indian politics during the transition from colonial rule to independent India.  aIndia--Politics and government--20th century.  aIndia--Economic policy.