Identity card of the Indian Constitution: Preamble

Following the lead of the American Constitution, many countries, including India, designed the preamble to the Constitution. The preamble to the Indian constitution is based on the "objectives resolution" drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru and adopted by the constituent assembly. It has been amended by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976, which added three new words: socialist, secular, and integrity.

Text of the preamble:

We, The people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizen :?

JUSTICE, social, economic, and political:

LIBERTY of thoughts, expression, belief, faith, and worship:

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity and to promote among? them all?

FRATERNITY assures the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation.?

In our constituent assembly this twenty-sixth day of November 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.?

Key Preamble Ingredients:

1. Nature of Indian State, i.e., A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

2. Objective: Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.

3. The date of adoption is November 26, 1949.

Keywords for the Preamble:

1. Sovereignty: Before independence, India was reliant on the British. The revolutionaries' first demand was dominion over the British. Dominance means that they will lead the country, but only under British rule. The revolutionaries' first demand was dominion over the British. Dominance means that they will lead the country, but only under British rule. Just like the principal runs the school, teachers teach in class. But Britishers held on to the demand for such a long time that at the end of January 1950, revolutionaries decided to go for the demand of "Purana Swaraj." Thus, the Indian state is said to be sovereign, i.e., neither dependent nor a dominion of another state.

2. Socialist: The Indian brand of profitability and socialism, which means we believe in a mixed economy in which the public and private sectors coexist profitably and socially.

3. Secular: Secular means that all religions have the same legal status and are supported by it.No particular practice followed in any government institution.

4. Democratic: Democratic governments are classified into two types:

• Switzerland practices direct democracy, which includes referendums, initiatives, recalls, and plebiscites. People participate directly in every major decision-making process.
• Democratically indirect participation is practiced in India, which includes people's indirect participation. Due to our vast diversity, we practice representatives, and then they take decisions on behalf of the people of India. Thus, it is also known as "representative democracy." In addition, we practice parliamentary democracy, in which the executive is accountable to the legislature.

4. Republic: It ensures:

• Political sovereignty belongs to not a single individual.
• There are no majorly privileged classes.

5. Justice: It embraces three distinct forms:

• Social justice: no discrimination based on religion, caste, class, gender, color, or sex.
• Economic justice: the elimination of glaring inequality in wealth, income, and property
• Political justice: all citizens have political rights and access to political offices.

The concept was taken from the Russian Revolution.

6. Liberty: It ensures that individuals' activities are not restricted and promotes their development. It was inspired by the French Revolution.

7. Equality entails the absence of special privileges for any segment of society and the provision of equal opportunities for all individuals without regard to race or ethnicity.

8. Fraternity means a sense of brotherhood. It protects the individual's dignity. It was added under the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976.