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The Constitution Of Indian Constitution Essay

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“Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”
-B. R. Ambedkar.

Constitution is believed to be supreme law of a country. The word ‘Constitution’ is a French origin which is generally used for regulation and orders. Constitution means body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation is governed. Every country has its own constitution, which describes about duties, rules and regulation, which helps a country in governing itself. Thus, Constitution is made by keeping in mind the political, social, economical, cultural, and legal aspects.
“Preamble starts with ‘we the people’ and talks about equality, liberty, fraternity and secularism”
India also has its own constitution, which is regarded as the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world. At its commencement constitution had 395 articles divided in 22 parts and 8 schedules. Major parts of Indian constitution is borrowed from mini constitution of India generally known as Government of India Act, 1935 and rest is imported from constitution of other countries. Dr B. R. Ambedkar is believed to be chief architect of Indian constitution. “Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British Parliament; it will be a declaration of India’s full self expression…” these statements were made by Gandhiji in 1922 as british did not made any constitutional reform for protecting the rights of

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