Publisher's Synopsis
The book provides a historical perspective of human rights in India from the ancient to the modern days and also talks about the challenges ahead, in the field of human rights. Categorized into segments, the book introduces and expounds the subject and the various aspects of the subject. The topics covered in the book include State and Human Rights, Buddhism and Human Rights, Women Prisoners of West Bengal, Human Rights and the Constitution of India, State Repression in West Bengal, Prisoners in Exile, and the Evolution of Human Rights in India, among others. The discourse presented in the book is a ready reference material for the students of History, Political Science, activists of Civil Rights organizations and Non-governmental organizations, Government policy-makers, Advocates and general readers.
