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100			_aRajeeve, P. _9809399
245		0	_aIndia that is Bharat : _bAn introduction to the constitutional debates
260			_aDelhi : _bAakar, _c2024.
300			_a132p.
365			_aINR _b495
520			_aIndia, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of European 'colonial consciousness' (or 'coloniality'), in particular its religious and racial roots, on Bharat as the successor state to the Indic civilisation and the origins of the Indian Constitution. It lays the foundation for its sequels by covering the period between the Age of Discovery, marked by Christopher Columbus' expedition in 1492, and the reshaping of Bharat through a British-made constitution-the Government of India Act of 1919. This includes international developments leading to the founding of the League of Nations by Western powers that tangibly impacted this journey. Further, this work also traces the origins of seemingly universal constructs such as 'toleration', 'secularism' and 'humanism' to Christian political theology. Their subsequent role in subverting the indigenous Indic consciousness through a secularised and universalised Reformation, that is, constitutionalism, is examined. It also puts forth the concept of Middle Eastern coloniality, which preceded its European variant and allies with it in the context of Bharat to advance their shared antipathy towards the Indic worldview.
650			_aConstitutional history -- India _9751814
650			_aConstitutional history -- India -- History -- 1000-1765 _9811435
650			_aIndia -- History -- British occupation _9652172
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