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The Panchayati Raj system has been acclaimed as an essential element of Indian democracy. The historic 73rd amendment which has given a constitutional status to panchayats in the country is a major development in the post-independent India. This 73rd constitutional amendment has given the Panchayat system not only identity and legitimacy but has made it a true instrument of self-government. Now it is in a position to involve itself in active process of ...
The book presents a crisp and very readable account of land reform measures, agrarian structure and agrarian discontent and mobilizations in Assam. The author has traced the development on the backdrop of the Ahom period. This is as it should be since most of the inspirations for land reform as well as clashes with governmental measures in the colonial period arose out of the ground realities of pre-colonial times. It is a scholarly work. The sources of ...
Democracy has emerged as a total philosophy in contemporary world. All those values and structures which a ‘revolution’ seeks to establish have now become essential elements of democracy. Human rights, gender equity, protection of minorities, fulfillment of people’s needs, rule of law-all these elements of democracy can be achieved only through the democratic process. Thus, elevation of revolutionary character of democracy is the real challenge today. The ...