This book takes a critical look at India in the momentous 1950s. It looks at the colossal challenges which India faced after Independence. It considers the key ideas, paths, and trajectories which were articulated in these years.

• List of Tables, Maps, Images, and Illustrations


• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• 1: The Unfinished Business of Partition


• 2: From Patchwork to Tapestry: Cartographic Reconstructions


• 3: Democracy: An UncertainJourney


• 4: Crafting Citizenship


• 5: Planning Endeavours


• Summing Up


• Timeline


• Notes and References


• Further Reading


• Index


• About the Author

Gyanesh Kudaisya is Associate Professor, South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore.