Reading List for Indian Polity, GS 2-

1. Historical underpinnings- D.D. Basu (Chapter 1-The 1 Historical Background);

round); Laxmikanth
(Chapter 1-Historical
storical Background)
Background); Indian Politics : Constitutional Foundations and
Institutional Functioning (Chapter 22- The making of Indian Constitution and
Operationalisation) + Sleepy Videos and material
2. Evolution- Evolution and Philosophy behind the Indian Constitution (available on MoHRD MoHRD-
http://www.mcrhrdi.gov.in/87fc/images11/4.pdf
ww.mcrhrdi.gov.in/87fc/images11/4.pdf); D.D. Basu and Laxmikanth (Chapters 2
and 3) + Sleepy Videos and material
3. Features:: Bidyut Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter 1 1- Salient Features of
the Constitution); Oxford Companion to Politics in India (Chapter 2- Constitutionalism by
Uday S. Mehta); ); D.D. Basu (Chapter 4) and Laxmikanth (Chapter 3), Evolution and Philosophy
behind the Indian Constitution (available on MoHRD
MoHRD-
http://www.mcrhrdi.gov.in/87fc/images11/4.pdf
http://www.mcrhrdi.gov.in/87fc/images11/4.pdf) + Sleepy Videos and material
4. Amendments and Significant Provisions:
Provisions Laxmikanth (Chapters 3-10), 10), D.D. Basu (Chapters 7-7
10), Granville Austin (Chapters 4, 10, 11, 17); R.C. Bhardwaj (Chapter 1 1-Constitution
Constitution
Amendment- Nature and Scope of the Amending Process) Process + Sleepy Videos and material
5. Basic structure: Laxmikanth (Chapter 11), D.D. Basu (Chapters 4 and 10)
6. Functions and responsibilit
responsibilities of the Union and the States: Bidyut Chakrabarty and
Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter
Chapter 2); Laxmikanth (Chapters 13, 14 and 15), D.D. Basu
(Chapter 5), Oxford Companion to Politics in India (Chapter 4- Federalism, Chapters 24 24-27),
Subhash Kashyap (Chapter -3 Federalism) + Sleepy Videos and material
7. Issues andnd challenges pertaining to the federal structure:: Subhash Kashyap (Part V,
Constitutional Conflicts and Controversies),
Controversies Granville Austin (Chapter 26- Turbulence in
federal relations,, Chapter 28
28- The Governor's 'Acutely Controversial' Role);; Oxford
Handbookk of the Indian Constitution (Chapter 30- 30 Asymmetric Federalism)
8. Devolution
evolution of powers and finances up to local levels and cha challenges therein: Bidyut
Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter 11), Oxford Companion to Politics in India
(Chapter 5- Local Governance by James Manor), D.D. Basu and Laxmikanth (Part V), Subhash
Kashyap (Chapter- 8); Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution (Chapter 29 29- Fiscal
Federalism) + Sleepy Videos and material
9. Separation of powers between various organs dispute d redressal
sal mechanisms and
institutions: Subhash Kashyap (Part V V-Constitutional
Constitutional Conflicts and Controversies
Controversies), Madhav
Khosla (Short Introduction to Indian Constitution
Constitution-Chapter
Chapter 1), Oxford Handbook of Indian
Constitution (Chapter 15- Separation of Powers)
Powers), Oxford Handbook
dbook (Chapter 28 28- Inter-state
river water disputes)
10. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries:
countries Ruchi Tyagi-
Indian Politics in Comparative Perspective (Comparisons with US, UK, Canada); Comparisons
between various models (Parliamentary vs. Presidential)
11. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct off business, powers &
privileges and issues arising out of these
these:: Oxford Companion to Politics in India (Chapter 3 3-
Parliament), Subhash Kashyap (Chapter
(Chapter- 4 and entire Part III), Rethinking Public Institutions
in India (Chapter- 2); Bidyut Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter 4),

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 Laxmikanth (Chapters 16, 22 22-24
24 and Chapters 29), D.D. Basu ( Chapters 12 and 14); Oxford
Handbook of Indian Constitutio
Constitution (Chapter 13- Emergency Powers), Special cases like J&K,
UTs, Tribal and Scheduled areas (Chapters 32, 33, 36 and 37) + Sleepy Videos and material
12. Structure, organization and functioning
funct of the Executive: Bidyut Chakrabarty and Rajendra
Kumar Pandey (Chapters ters 3 and 5)
5); Laxmikanth (Chapters 17-21 and 26-28); Rethinking Public
Institutions in India (Chapter 11- The Presidency) + Sleepy Videos and material
13. Judiciary: Subhash Kashyap (Part IV IV- The Judiciary and Law); Bidyut Chakrabarty and
Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter 6); Rethinking Public Institutions in India (Chapter 3- The
Supreme Court), Various articles of the Indian Express and the Hindu + Sleepy Videos and
material
14. Pressure
ressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role iin n the Polity: Bidyut
Chakrabarty
akrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter 9) 9);; Oxford Companion to Politics in India
(Chapters 9,10,11,15,16, 28, 30), Laxmikanth (Chapters 64, 68)
15. Salient features of the Representation
presentation of People’s Act and Electoral Reforms:: Important
cases and amendments from PRS PRS; Laxmikanth (Chapter 66- Electoral Reforms)
16. Appointmentt to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of
various Constitutional Bodies: Oxford Companion to Indian Politics (Chapter 7- 7 The Election
Commission by Alistair McMillan
McMillan); Laxmikanth (Part VII); D.D. Basu (Chapters 30 30-33), Bidyut
Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Chapter 8) + Sleepy Videos and material
17. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial
quasi bodies: Laxmikanth (Chapter VIII);
Rethinking Public Institutions in India (Chapter 77- Institutions of Internal Accounta
Accountability);
Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution (Chapter 23 23- Federalism) + Sleepy videos and
material + Sleepy Videos and material

Other readings:
Opinion from Indian Express and the Hindu
http://www.prsindia.org/
http://www.india-seminar.com/
seminar.com/
Reports or their summaries by ARC, Finance Commission, NITI Aayog, Law Commission of
India etc

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