The Indian Parliament [electronic resource] : a democracy at work / B.L. Shankar, Valerian Rodrigues. Shankar, B. L., 1952- Rodrigues, Valerian. India. Parliament. Democracy India. JQ254 .S455 2011 328.54 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text challenges the view that the Indian Parliament has been on the decline. It argues that the transformations in this institution are related to the changes in the nature of Indian democracy and must be understood in this context. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xv, 412 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198067726.001.0001 eng India Politics and government 1947- India.