Search the library

Polity

How India redraws its own map: Articles 3 and 4, from 1956 to Telangana

Articles 3 and 4 let Parliament create states by simple majority: the SRC, the 1956 linguistic settlement, the 2000 trio, Telangana 2014, and the district-creation debate. Full timeline tables inside.

30 September 2026 · 13 min read

Post-Independence India

When a Man Starved to Death, India Redrew Its Map

A 58-day fast unto death redrew India's map. From the Dhar and JVP committees that said no, to the Fazl Ali Commission and the 1956 Act, how popular pressure carved India's linguistic states.

27 September 2026 · 42 min read

Polity

Jammu and Kashmir: From Article 370 to Union Territory Status

The full constitutional arc of Jammu and Kashmir: the 1947 accession, Articles 370 and 35A, the August 2019 abrogation, the Reorganisation Act, and the Supreme Court's December 2023 verdict.

27 September 2026 · 30 min read