Democracy and Good Governance reminds us of the true meaning of good governance and what democracy entails. Subhash Kashyap details practices and protocols followed in the Indian Parliament and the deviations and aberrant behaviours of legislatures, noting what their actual duties are and ought to be. The author also brings out in a series of biographical sketches his encounters with some remarkable parliamentarians during his long tenure in the Parliament Secretariat. His essays on value-based education, included in his book, encourage the nurturing of democratic values that are syncretic with India’s Constitution enshrined tenets of equality, secularism and life of dignity for all its citizens. This book is a guiding light for all students of democracy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Subhash C Kashyap
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap is a well-known scholar in the field of constitutional law and political and parliamentary affairs. Former Secretary-General of Lok Sabha, currently he is an Honorary Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research and is working on a project on Political Reforms. He was a member of the National Commission to Review the working of the Constitution, Chairman of its Drafting and Editorial Committee and also the member-in-charge of Political Party and Electoral Reform matters. Dr. Kashyap has over sixty original works to his credit including the six-volume History of the Parliament of India and the two volume treatise on Parliamentary Procedure, Law, Privileges, Practice and Precedents besides a large number of edited volumes and over 350 papers and articles published in India and abroad. Number of his works have been translated into several other languages.
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