About book : This book is primarily meant for undergraduate students of all the humanities and social sciences departments of different Indian universities and specifically for Gauhati University. It is prepared to fulfill the requirements of the MDC course for UG 2nd Semester students. Through this book, they will get insights into the prevailing democratic system and rights under democratic governance in various countries worldwide. It will make them conscious of their rights, duties, and role as a responsible citizen. It is also intended to help and provide systematic knowledge to the general population who wants to understand the functioning of democratic governance and their roles within it. Democratic values and standards have been tried to foster among the people throughout the book.

About author : Mehjubin Sultana is an Assistant Professors in the Department of Political Science, Tezpur College, Assam. She has M.A. (NET/SLET) and B.Ed. to her credit. She has been pursuing Ph.D. from Rabindranath Tagore University, Assam. She has written and published many papers in various ISBN and ISSN books and journals and also presented papers in international and national seminars and conferences. Violina Deka is an Assistant Professors in the Department of Economics, Tezpur College, Assam. She has M.A. (NET/GATE) to her credit. She has been pursuing Ph.D. from Cotton University, Assam. She has written and published many papers in various ISBN and ISSN books and journals. She also presented papers at various national seminars and conferences.