Ronojoy Sen is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He is the the author of Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court (Oxford, 2010) and Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India (Columbia University Press, 2015).

'In this rich and comprehensive portrait of India's parliament, Ronojoy Sen skillfully exposes the continuing paradox and now deep crisis of the world's largest democracy. While India's parliament has become 'much more representative of Indian society,' it also reflects continuing democratic deficits, including the under-representation of women and Muslims, procedural disruption, corruption, criminal intrusion into politics, and the ominous trend of populist majoritarianism. House of the People is an essential work for understanding the trajectory and contradictions of India's democracy.' Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

• Introduction; 1. The road to parliamentary democracy: The Constituent Assembly and its prehistory; 2. Protean institution: The changing composition of parliament; 3. 'Please take your seat!': Disruptions in parliament; 4. Inside out: The parliamentary committee system; 5. Corruption, criminality and immunity; 6. Conclusion.

Ronojoy Sen is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He is the the author of Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court (Oxford, 2010) and Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India (Columbia University Press, 2015).

'In this rich and comprehensive portrait of India's parliament, Ronojoy Sen skillfully exposes the continuing paradox and now deep crisis of the world's largest democracy. While India's parliament has become 'much more representative of Indian society,' it also reflects continuing democratic deficits, including the under-representation of women and Muslims, procedural disruption, corruption, criminal intrusion into politics, and the ominous trend of populist majoritarianism. House of the People is an essential work for understanding the trajectory and contradictions of India's democracy.' Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

• Introduction; 1. The road to parliamentary democracy: The Constituent Assembly and its prehistory; 2. Protean institution: The changing composition of parliament; 3. 'Please take your seat!': Disruptions in parliament; 4. Inside out: The parliamentary committee system; 5. Corruption, criminality and immunity; 6. Conclusion.

Ronojoy Sen is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He is the the author of Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court (Oxford, 2010) and Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India (Columbia University Press, 2015).

'In this rich and comprehensive portrait of India's parliament, Ronojoy Sen skillfully exposes the continuing paradox and now deep crisis of the world's largest democracy. While India's parliament has become 'much more representative of Indian society,' it also reflects continuing democratic deficits, including the under-representation of women and Muslims, procedural disruption, corruption, criminal intrusion into politics, and the ominous trend of populist majoritarianism. House of the People is an essential work for understanding the trajectory and contradictions of India's democracy.' Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

• Introduction; 1. The road to parliamentary democracy: The Constituent Assembly and its prehistory; 2. Protean institution: The changing composition of parliament; 3. 'Please take your seat!': Disruptions in parliament; 4. Inside out: The parliamentary committee system; 5. Corruption, criminality and immunity; 6. Conclusion.