Ornit Shani

In the latest episode of @IdeasofIndia @mercatus I speak with @OrnitShani and Rohit De @itihaasnaama about their latest book Assembling India's Constitution, elite project versus mass mobilization, princely states and much more. Audio + Transcript: mercatus.org/ideasofindia/o…

In this CASI Deep Dive IiT Interview, Managing Editor @RohanV speaks to @itihaasnaama & @OrnitShani about their new co-authored book on "'Re-assembling' India’s Constitutional History" casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/casi-deep-…

In Assembling India's Constitution; A New Democratic History (@CambridgeUP, 2025), @itihaasnaama and @OrnitShani argue that the canonical view of India's constitutional history ignores the widespread constitutional politics occurring *outside* the Constituent Assembly.

Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put forward by Dalit organisations, upper-caste groups, and individual petitioners — each articulating their fears, ambitions, and visions... #Echobox=1765174977-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">indianexpress.com/article/resear…

Assembling India's Constitution, @OrnitShani and I are looking forward to the conversation with @ataparnachandra @vanyavaidehi and @BrunnerJ on December 15 @NLSIUofficial

indianexpress.com/article/resear… "No system shaped everyday life in India more pervasively than caste. The Constitution held out the possibility of transforming this entrenched social order." @OrnitShani @PenguinIndia @AdrijaRoychow

Looking forward to being in conversation with @anarrain and Arun Kumar Thirunvengadam at the @bicblr on Assembling India's Constitution on 16 Dec @OrnitShani @PenguinIndia bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/ordinary…

Open Access | Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s Assembling India’s Constitution: A New Democratic History revisits the making of the Indian Constitution. The book offers a different approach to scholarly accounts that focus largely on the Constituent Assembly, and the debates and texts it produced. It explores instead “the proactive engagement with the constitution among diverse publics and state institutions from mid-1946 onwards.” The second chapter examines how communities and individuals across the country interacted with the drafting of the constitution, and many citizen translations that circulated at the time. Read the excerpt: caravanmagazine.in/history/assemb…

I recently read the book Assembling India's Constitution by Rohit De and Ornit Shani. Absolutely enjoyed it, and learned a tremendous amount. Glad that @thewire_in published my reflections.

Stay tuned for this Constitution Day special episode with Rohit De @itihaasnaama and Ornit Shani @OrnitShani. Our first truly bilingual episode!

For our final Law & Democracy Network event of the term, we host @itihaasnaama and @OrnitShani to discuss their new book Assembling India's Constitution, in conversation with @rupavardhini. Wed Dec 3, 12:30 PM GMT. Fully online. Register here. @DrSalmoliC law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/…

thewire.in/books/how-ordi… Thanks @kikumbhar for this review of Assembling India's Constitution @OrnitShani @PenguinIndia

Thanks @gautambhatia88 for this very thoughtful review of Assembling India's Constitution, particularly on what it might mean for litigating lawyers and judges @OrnitShani @PenguinIndia

In conversation with Prof Srijan Mandal and Jeetendra @LAOT_Blog on Assembling India's Constitution @OrnitShani lawandotherthings.com/laot-podcast-s…

@adam_shinar @itihaasnaama Thanks, Adam

Just out and highly recommended! One of the best books I’ve read on India’s constitution making process, which has profoundly altered my views on constitutional drafting and civic mobilization. A must read by @itihaasnaama and @OrnitShani

Out now - Assembling India's Constitution by Ornit Shani and Rohit De. In this paradigm-shifting history, two leading historians of India re-examine the making of the Indian constitution from the perspective of the country's people. 📚 cup.org/3KJHMmr

The Tribune has a short extract from @OrnitShani and @itihaasnaama's new book, 'Assembling India's Constitution.'

#BookReview | Assembling India’s Constitution: A New Democratic History by Rohit De and Ornit Shani. The book is a most refreshing departure from this pattern, as it discusses how people at large participated in what it correctly calls the assembling of the Constitution. Full review by Shreekant Sambrani 👇 mybs.in/2eqttkZ #BSReads #Book #Books #IndianConstitution #PenguinRandomHouse

.@OrnitShani and @itihaasnaama speak to @seemay about their new book, Assembling India's Constitution. This is a fascinating and enriching conversation of 45 minutes about an insightful and fresh work on the constitution. Watch this, and read the book. youtube.com/watch?v=9lxa9w…