TY - BOOK AU - Brass, Paul R. TI - An Indian Political Life, Vol. 1: : Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1937 to 1961 T2 - The Politics of Northern India : 1937–1987 SN - 9788132106869 U1 - 954.052 BRA PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - : SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. KW - India--Politics and government--20th century KW - India--Economic policy N2 - This 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 ER -