Containing almost 250 entries written by scholars from around the world, this two-volume resource provides current, accurate, and useful information on the politics, economics, society, and cultures of India since 1947.
• 240 A–Z entries on the social, political, cultural, and economic development of India since 1947
• Contributions from more than 100 distinguished international scholars from five continents
• A chronology of major domestic, regional, and world events in and involving India from 1947 to 2010
• A "Guide to Related Topics" to allow readers to trace main themes across related entries
• An extensive Selected Bibliography containing multicultural and multidisciplinary materials and scholarship on the growth and development of the Republic of India from 1947 to the present