Inside India Today (Routledge Revivals)

<p>Events in the Indian sub-continent during the 1970s where in the summer of 1975 the ruling party engineered a ‘constitutional’ coup by declaring a national emergency re-emphasised the need for a fuller understanding of India’s social system and people. First published the following year in 1976 <i>Inside India Today</i> attempted to fulfil that need. Drawing on personal interviews conducted during his two years’ travels throughout the country collecting a mass of first hand evidence and on various surveys and studies published in the press the author sketches a broad portrait of Indian life in the villages and cities. Hiro relates this research to the existing socio-political structure of the time: the constitutional framework the electoral system the performance of the Indian National Congress and the Communist system. Written in an accessible engaging style<i> </i>and containing a wealth of information and insight <i>Inside India Today</i> is a major contribution towards the scholarship surrounding this complex and fascinating country. </p>