The book is in two parts. Part I contains five chapters. Chapter 1 brings to focus the aura that surrounds the President’s office. It describes the sprawling Rashtrapati Bhavan and its grandeur. The remaining chapters in this part of the book study the powers of the President in the Indian Constitution, his term of office, his election procedure, his relationship with the Council of Ministers, working of Indian Presidency since 1950, and the judicial interpretations relating to President’s power vested in him/her by the constitution. Part II of the book provides profiles and contributions of the successive presidents from Dr. Rajendra Prasad to Pratibha Patil, including the Acting Presidents, highlighting their role in upholding the dignity of this constitutional office. Together, both the parts in this book should make it an essential book for all those who wish to know the President’s constructive role in Indian democracy. It should also be useful for the students and teachers of constitutional law and politics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M L Ahuja
M.L. Ahuja is Postgraduate in English Literature and holds two Postgraduates Diplomas ion Labour Law, Labour Welfare & Personnel Management, as well as in Company Secretary. Ranked among the outstanding intellectuals of the 20th century by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Mr. Ahuja is the co-author of 1989-1991 General Election in India (1992), and is the author of Glimpses of Some Great Indians (1977). President of Indian and their Constitutional Portrayal (1977). Electoral Politics and General Elections in India, (1952-1988), and Handbook of General Elections & Electoral Reforms in India (2000). He has contributed articles to a number of journals, mostly on book publishing, marketing of books and marketing of journals. He has also reviewed books of general interest and has presented papers at seminars in India, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, China and Hungary. His article captioned “Vox Populi†is included in a book entitled presteroika in India: V.O. Singh’s Prime Ministership, complied and edited by G.S. Bhargava. Mr. Ahuja had also been the Area Representative of the International Association of Orientalist Librarians. He is associated with publishing and marketing of books and journals for over four decades. He has traveled extensively, both within and outside the country.
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