Derek Introduces the Constitution and Parliament of India by O'Brien, Derek -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Author Information Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction SECTION A: THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

The Making of the Constitution—The Constituent Assembly The Making of the Constitution—Select People Involved

B. R. Ambedkar Jawaharlal Nehru Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Rajendra Prasad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sarojini Naidu Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Other Leaders

The Constitution—Its Features, Structure and Provisions

The Book and Its Salient Features Structure of the Constitution of India: Articles, Parts and Schedules Preamble to the Constitution The Union and Its Territory Citizenship Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties Directive Principles of State Policy The Union Executive: The President of India Short Biographies of Presidents of India The Union Executive: The Vice President of India The Union Legislature: Parliament of India The State Executive: The Governor The State Legislature Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister Judiciary Union Territories Panchayats Municipalities Relations between the Union and the States Finance Services under the Union and the States Elections Special Classes Official Language of India Emergency Provisions Amendments to the Constitution of India

SECTION B: THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

The Parliament House The Lok Sabha

History, Composition and Term Presiding Officers of the Lok Sabha: The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker The Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Council of Ministers The Prime Minister of India Short Biographies of Prime Ministers of India General Elections

The Rajya Sabha

Union Budget and Bills

Union Budget Bills

Appendix 1: Outstanding Parliamentarians Appendix, 2: Some Famous Speeches Associated with the Parliament of India Appendix 3: Table of Precedence Appendix 4: Election Symbols (as of 2014) Appendix 5: Union, State and Concurrent Lists Bibliography