The Transformative Constitution: A Radical Biography in Nine Acts

• The book explores nine important constitutional provisions and the legal debates surrounding them. Bhatia draws on India's pre-Independence history and landmark constitutional cases to discuss how the Constitution can be understood as a break from colonial legal structures

• Gautam Bhatia is an Indian lawyer and writer whose work focuses on constitutional law, civil liberties and legal theory. He has written extensively on the Indian Constitution and has also authored works of science fiction.

The book presents a historical and legal interpretation of India's Constitution, focusing on its promise to create a society based on equal citizenship and fundamental rights. It examines constitutional provisions, court decisions and colonial-era laws to explore how constitutional principles can shape social and political transformation