ISBN10: 8177648314, ISBN13: 9788177648317, [publisher: Allied, New Delhi] Hardcover Contents Preface. Introduction. 1. Crisis of governance and its roots. 2. Structure and soul of governance machinery in ancient and medieval India. 3. The steel frame. 4. Inglorious years. 5. Patel's finest hour. 6. The Gods that failed (Pre reform period 1947 to 1991). 7. Looking to another false God (Post reform period 1991 to date). 8. Urban governance. 9. Contemporary world order and governance capacity of developing countries. 10. Experience of the other countries. 11. Rekindling the power of the Indian mind. 12. Freeing of the long suppressed soul of India. 13. Institutional set up new design. 14. Translating blue print on the ground. Appendix. Index. The Soul and Structure of Governance in India is a path breaking work of a profound thinker who has the practical experience of having served the nation as Lt. Governor/Governor for about ten years Member of Parliament for about fourteen years and Union Cabinet Minister for about five and a half years. The book builds up against the backdrop of history and contemporary events both national and international a case for an ethical state and ethical governance machinery which rest upon three main foundational planks a rekindled mind a reawakened soul and a set of redesigned and revitalized institutions. It underlines that such a state and such a governance machinery alone can enable India to attain its full potential and if it fai ...