![]() ![]() Constitutional histories typically stopped with the coming of independence and, unsurprisingly, Cornerstone became an instant classic. When Austin began his first book, little had been written about the post-1947 Indian constitution-making process. Both works made the man, who was awarded a Padma Shri in 2011 and died earlier this week at the age of 87, the pre-eminent chronicler of India’s constitutional journey. The second began where the first had ended, offering a remarkable narrative history of Indian constitutional development. Three decades later, Austin, an “independent scholar” in Washington, returned with another book, Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience. ![]() What he produced - The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation - was and remains the most meticulous and carefully constructed account of the constitution-making process between 19. Munshi shared their private papers, the law ministry worked to uncover documents and in 1966, Austin delivered on his promise. Jawaharlal Nehru helped him gain access to materials, Rajendra Prasad and K.M. ![]() ![]() When Granville Austin came to India in the early 1960s to write a history of its constitutional founding, research was hard. ![]()
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