Arvind Elangovan, the biographer of BN Rau, has written an interesting paper. He summarizes the new directions in Indian constitutional history studies after Granville Austin. Arvind says we must separate the histories of constitutionalism from those of nationalism. He calls for a “non-nationalist approach” to understanding India’s constitutional history.
Arvind Elangovan on Non-Nationalist Readings of India’s Constitution
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