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028			_a: Samyak Vidyasagar _b: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh _c: BOS-000530 _d: 17/03/2026
028			_a: Brijwasi Book Distributors _b: H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi _c: BW/000535 _d: 30/04/2026
082			_a328.5 DE
100			_aDe, Rohit.
100			_a; Shani, Ornit.
245			_aAssembling India's Constitution _b: : A New Democratic History. _c/ Ornit Shani.
260			_a, Gurugram _b: Penguin Random House _c, 2025.
300			_axix, 374p. _c: 24cm.
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520			_aIn this paradigm-shifting history, two leading historians of India re-examine the making of the Indian constitution from the perspective of the country's people. In a departure from dominant approaches that foreground the framing of the text within the Constituent Assembly, Ornit Shani and Rohit De instead demonstrate how it was shaped by diverse publics across India and beyond. They reveal multiple, parallel constitution-making processes underway across the subcontinent, highlighting how individuals and groups transformed constitutionalism into a medium of struggle and a tool for transformation. De and Shani argue that the deep sense of ownership the public assumed over the constitution became pivotal to the formation, legitimacy and endurance of India's democracy against arduous challenges and many odds. In highlighting the Indian case as a model for thinking through constitution making in plural societies, this is a vital contribution to constitutional and democratic history.
650			_aIndian Constitution
650			_aHistory
650			_aPublic Movements
700			_aRohit De.
942			_cBOOK
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