Subject(s): Panchayat in India ,History. -- India in Politics and government, 1947- -- Panchayat. -- Book 1- Panchayat raj as the basis of Indian polity: an exploration into the proceedings of the constituent assembly -- Panchayat raj : resolution on aims and objects -- Appointment of the draft constitution scrutiny committee -- General debate on the second reading of the draft constitution -- Incorporation of article 40 in the constitution -- From the general debate on the third reading of the constitution -- Place of panchayats in constitution -- Book 2- The Madras panchayat system -- State wide dimensions of panchayat raj -- Sample survey of panchayat bodies -- Achievements, weakness and potentialities -- Corruption and panchayat system -- Tiruppuvanam panchayat union staff position -- Madras panchayats bill 1958 -- Kareiyid or periodical redistribution of land in Tanjore -- Temple assemblies and village council