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Polity

Special provisions for states: Articles 371 to 371J, from Nagaland's shield to Karnataka's board

Articles 371 to 371J give a dozen Indian states special constitutional provisions: Nagaland and Mizoram's cultural shield, development boards, tribal-area committees, and Governors with special responsibilities. The complete anatomy, with tables.

30 September 2026 · 19 min read

Polity

Delhi Governance: Article 239AA and the National Capital Territory

Why the capital is neither a full state nor a full Union Territory: the 69th Amendment, the excluded subjects, the Lieutenant Governor, and the services battle that produced the 2023 amendments.

30 September 2026 · 7 min read

Modern History

The men who ruled India: Governor-Generals and Viceroys, and the reforms prelims loves to match

From Warren Hastings to Mountbatten: who ruled India, when, and which reform belongs to whom. The viceroy-reform match-list is prelims' favourite format; this article is its home.

28 September 2026 · 35 min read

Polity

President, Prime Minister, Governor: who really holds executive power

The President who must act on advice, the Prime Minister who actually governs, and the Governor whose office has become the Constitution's most contested appointment.

27 September 2026 · 41 min read