Bidyut Chakrabarty, a former professor of political science, University of Delhi (1998-2018), retired as a vice chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a university which was founded by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Besides these appointments, he also taught in many universities across the world as a visiting professor. An expert on nationalist thought, Professor Chakrabarty has also contributed to the field of political science in general.

Introduction PART A: FOUNDATIONAL VALUES 1. Historical roots of the Constitution of India 2. Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution of India) 3. Constitutional Democracy in India 4. Salient Features of the 1950 Constitution of India PART B: ARTICULATING A VISION 5. Ethics and constitutional governance in India 6. The doctrine of Basic Structure of the Constitution of India 7. Citizenship in India 8. Language and nation-building: constitutional inputs 9. Constitutionalizing reservation in India 10. Gender as critical to the processes of constitutionalization 11. Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25 - 28) 12. Secularism in India 13. Federalism in India: redefining the constitutional template for governance 14. Emergency Provisions - Part XVIII (Articles 352-360) 15. Article 370 of the Constitution of India 16. Election Commission of India PART C: INSTRUMENTS FOR CONSTITUTIONALIZING INDIA 17. Judiciary in India 18. Amending procedures 19. Comptroller and Auditor General of India 20. Governor: a constitutional functionary with political aims or a political functionary with constitutional goals (?) 21. Local Governance in India Conclusion Bibliography