Front Matter -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Main Body -- Introduction. Democratic Politics in India: Concepts, Challenges and Debates, by M Manisha -- Challenges to Indian Democracy: A Theoretical Conception -- Institutional Efficacy and Question of Democracy -- Practice of Democracy: How Effective Is It? -- Group Dynamics: Measure of Democratic Success -- Elite Attitudes: Challenge to Democracy? -- The Road Ahead? -- Note -- Chapter 1. Reconstructing Democratic Concerns in India, by Rajarma Tolpady -- 1.I -- 1.II -- 1.III -- Notes -- Chapter 2. Are We Ready for Democracy? A Few Observations, by Gautam Kumar Basu -- Notes -- Chapter 3. Democracy and Poverty in India, by Yogendra Yadav -- 3.I -- 3.II -- Notes -- Chapter 4. Democracy and Federalism in India: Two Episodes and a Set of Questions, by Peter Ronald deSouza -- The Federal Story -- The Democracy Story -- The Goa and Jharkhand Cases -- Federalism Against Democracy -- Notes -- Chapter 5. India's Coalition Future? By Rakhahari Chatterji -- Perspective on Coalition Politics -- From 'Bridging' to 'Bonding' Parties -- Disappearance of Single Party Majority -- From One Dominant to Weak Bimodal Party System -- Coalition Without Alternative -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6. How Democratic is our Parliament? Elite Representation and Functional Efficiency of Lok Sabha, by M Manisha -- The Phase of Parliamentary Efficiency: 1952-62 -- Democratization and Rivalry, 1967-84 -- Bahujan Ascendancy, 1985-98 -- Improved Representation? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Democracy's Janus Face: A Review of Elections in Post-Independence India, by Samir Kumar Das -- Unique Histories -- Dispiriting the Laws -- Disarticulation of Moral Communities -- Notes.

Chapter 8. The Nature of the Opposition in India's Parliamentary Democracy, by Sanjukta Banerji Bhattacharya -- 8.I -- 8.II -- 8.III -- 8.IV -- 8.V -- 8.VI -- Notes -- Chapter 9. Restyling Democracy?: Mainstream Media and Public Space vis-a-vis Indian Television, by Dipankar Sinha -- Introduction -- 9.I Pre-Liberalization Televisual Scenario -- 9. II Post-Liberalization Televisual Scenario -- Concluding Observations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 10. The Poor Working Women: The Achilles Heel of Indian Democracy - A Profile on the Maidservant from the Bustees of Kolkata, by Sreeparna Das Gupta -- Theoretical and Empirical Background -- Objectives, Data Source and Hypotheses -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. How is Democracy in South Asia? A Comparison of the Elite and the Mass Attitudes, by K C Suri -- Some Assumptions, Concerns and Questions -- Sources for the Study -- Who Are the Elites and Who are the Masses? -- Selection Criteria -- The Elite Profile -- Political Participation -- Attitudes Towards Democracy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

'Indian Democracy' is an attempt to understand the development of democratic polity in India.

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