Reflections working of the Indian Constitution on the

There is a need to reflect upon the working of the Indian Constitution during the last seven decades, writes Prof Dr) Pradeep Kulshreshtha

The Constitution of India was enacted and adopted on November 26, 1949, and this is celebrated each year, as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas. The Preambular declarations of Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Dignity of the individual, and Unity and Integrity of the nation, well summarised the underlying philosophy of the Constitution. It commences with the famous words 'We the People.... The Constitution of the United States of America also has the same opening lines, signifying the close bond between the Constitutional values between the oldest and the largest democracies of the world.