Of the people, By the people: The Indian Constitution

How did the Constitution of India, the world’s longest one till date and 70 years old in 2020, come into being? In his forthcoming book, Madhav Khosla, Ambedkar Visiting Associate Professor at Columbia Law School, explores the means India's founders used to foster a democratic ethos. The ideas behind this edifying and meticulous document, which lays the foundations of India as a democratic republic, are a natural reference point for nations, and remind us of the incredible promise that self-rule continues to embody and its challenges therein. In this session, Khosla along with India’s former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, astute politician and a former state governor Margaret Alva and advocate Saif Mahmood, aim to deconstruct this onerous text, which continues to define the workings of modern India.