Chandrachud, Abhinav, <br/><br/>
Republic of rhetoric :  Free speech and the constitution of India / 
Abhinav Chandrachud. 
 - 383 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-373) and index. 
<br/><br/>Exploring the legal and political history of India, from the British period to the present, Republic of Rhetoric examines the right to free speech and it argues that the enactment of the Constitution in 1950 did not make a significant difference to the freedom of expression in India. Abhinav Chandrachud suggests that colonial-era restrictions on free speech, like sedition, obscenity, contempt of court, defamation and hate speech, were not merely retained but also strengthened in independent India. Authoritative and compelling, this book offers lucid and cogent arguments that have not been advanced substantially before by any of the leading thinkers on the right of free speech in India 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670090013 0670090018 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017326187 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Freedom of speech--India.<br/>Constitutional history--India.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KNS2118  / .C483 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.540853 CHA