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This Telugu edition of the classic India Since Independence traces how India built a modern democratic state after freedom: the framing of the Constitution, the evolution of Nehruvian policy and foreign affairs, economic planning and reforms, consolidation of the Union, Centre–state politics, major movements, and challenges such as communalism and caste discrimination. Written by eminent historians Bipan Chandra, Mridula Mukherjee, and Aditya Mukherjee, it offers a balanced, research-based narrative of India’s political, social, and economic journey.Telugu readers & students: Clear chapter structure helps in understanding key phases—Constitution making, foreign policy, economic strategies, and federal politics—useful for academic study and projects.TSPSC/APPSC job aspirants: Ideal background reading for General Studies (History, Polity, Economy, Society) sections; builds context for topics like Centre–state relations, social justice, national integration, and contemporary issues. (Reference themes include party systems, Punjab and regional questions, anti-caste politics, communalism, Emergency era, and reform periods.)Constitution-making and the institutional design of India’s democracyForeign policy foundations and the Non-Aligned approachFive-Year Plans, economic debates, and reform phasesCentre–state politics, party systems, and coalition erasSocial change: caste, class, communalism, and nation-building challenges