Politics in India since independence (NCERT XII)
Regional aspirations, accords and popular movements
Concepts to cover
- Punjab, Assam and Mizo accords
- Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 2019
- Popular movements: Chipko, Narmada, RTI, anti-arrack
- Mandal Commission politics and Dalit assertion
Where to study
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 7: Regional Aspirations
- pp. 1-24 whole chapter 'Regional Aspirations'
- pp. 11-14 'Punjab' (Rajiv Gandhi-Longowal accord p. 14)
- pp. 15-19 'The North-East' (Assam accord p. 18, Mizo accord p. 17)
- pp. 4-10 'Jammu and Kashmir'
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 8: Recent Developments in Indian Politics
- pp. 1-25 whole chapter 'Recent Developments in Indian Politics'
- pp. 1-25 whole chapter (the rationalised edition dropped the 'Rise of Popular Movements' chapter, so no passage on Chipko, Narmada or anti-arrack remains)
- pp. 9-12 'Political Rise of Other Backward Classes'
Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth
- ch. 69 National Integration
NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7: Federalism
- pp. 21-22 'Jammu and Kashmir'