New Delhi, June 2 -- Anti-colonial movements of the 20th century generated audacious ideas of freedom. After decolonisation, however, the challenge was to give an institutional form to those radical ideas. Legalizing the Revolution: India and the Constitution of the Postcolony is a new book by scholar Sandipto Dasgupta, which provides an innovative account of how India ultimately addressed this daunting challenge. It's a fresh and somewhat revisionist look at the making of the postcolonial constitutional order, and tries to place the current crisis of liberal democracy in proper historical and conceptual context. Dasgupta spoke about the themes of his book on a recent episode of Grand Tamasha, a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy ...