| ID | 113199 |
| Title Proper | Changing patterns of democracy and political representation in India |
| Other Title Information | an introduction |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chima, Jugdep S |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | India is the second most populous country in the world with over 1.2 billion people, and the world's "largest democracy." It is home to a bewildering number of different ethnic, religious, linguistic, caste, and cultural groups whose community boundaries are difficult to define because of both cross-cutting cleavages and overarching identities. Hindi is the country's official language of government, English has the status of "subsidiary official language," and over a dozen other languages have been officially recognized; Indian dialects number in the hundreds. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Survey Vol. 52, No.2; Mar-Apr 2012: p.239-246 |
| Journal Source | Asian Survey Vol. 52, No.2; Mar-Apr 2012: p.239-246 |
| Key Words | India ; Largest Democracy ; Political Representation ; Democracy |