constitutional liberal
Rajendra Prasad
1884–1963
Also known as: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
How Rajendra Prasad is discussed in this archive
Authored 1 work in the archive.
Referenced in 3 other works — including Report , INDIAN SHIPPING , and Prospects of Democracy in India .
In Report : Sathe uses the historical controversy over Rajendra Prasad's conflicts with Nehru — over whether the President was obliged to act on the Council of Ministers' advice — as a case study in the conversion of unwritten parliamentary conventions into written constitutional rules.
In INDIAN SHIPPING : Rajendra Prasad appears in the body as the figure who laid the foundation-stone of the Visakhapatnam Shipbuilding Yard founded by Walchand in 1941 — Master cites this presidential blessing to underline how private enterprise built India's shipping industry.
In Prospects of Democracy in India : Rajendra Prasad is quoted describing the 1951 general election based on adult franchise as 'an act of faith', used to illustrate the confidence India's founding leaders placed in democratic institutions.
By Rajendra Prasad (1)
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Primary works (2)
- Report · 2005
- "using the controversy over the President's obligation to act on the advice of the Council of Ministers (from Rajendra Prasad's conflicts with Nehru, through M. C. Setalwad's opinion, to the Supreme Court's eventual endorsement and subsequent constitutional amendment) as a case study in the conversion of unwritten conventions into written rules." — Sathe traces the constitutional-convention question through Rajendra Prasad's stand-off with Nehru
- INDIAN SHIPPING · 1959
- "Records the foundation of the Visakhapatnam Shipbuilding Yard by Walchand in 1941 (foundation-stone laid by Rajendra Prasad)" — Prasad's foundation-stone gesture authenticates the private origin of Indian shipbuilding
Excerpts (1)
- Prospects of Democracy in India
- "Dr Rajendra Prasad described this as an act of faith." — Prasad's characterisation of the first general election is invoked as evidence of the founding generation's democratic commitment