A century of political history in India is studied in this comprehensive and thoroughly researched five-volume account of the Indian National Congress. Founded in 1885, the political party was instrumental in the movement for independence in India and has formed the majority of the Indian governments since. Originally published in 1985, these volumes reintroduce an important historical work and cover 100 years of Indian politics with unparalleled thoroughness. This fifth and final volume reports on a period of the Congress that spanned Indira Gandhi's rise to Prime Minister of India as well as her assassination, the rapid development and reform of the country, political scandals, and partisan debates. Contributors include Aparna Basu, Rakesh Batabyal, Bipan Chandra, Sanjukta Das Gupta, David Devadas, V. P. Dutt, Bhashyam Kasturi, Deepak Kumar, Inder Malhotra, Girish Mishra, Aditya Mukherjee, Sudha Pai, Mohinder Singh, Shekhar Singh, Yogendra Singh, Shantha Sinha, and B. G. Verghese.