Indian Constitution

Does India need a new Constitution?

A document that incorporates Bharat’s cultural and spiritual dimensions would more explicitly reinforce a sense of inclusivity and unity among its diverse population across religions, castes and languages

Book Review | Beyond hagiography, Arghya Sengupta takes critical look at Indian Constitution

The book, 'The Colonial Constitution', by all means, makes an earnest attempt to question the well-settled beliefs and notions regarding the Indian Constitution

'Original copy of Constitution given to MPs': BJP on Cong’s claim of ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ missing in Preamble

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said the Preamble of the new copies of the Constitution that were given to the MPs on 19 September did not have the words 'socialist’, ‘secular'

How idealising Aurangzeb, Tipu Sultan undermine syncretic, pluralistic culture of Indian subcontinent

Celebrating Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan on the Indian landmass would be akin to eulogising Adolf Hitler in the midst of a Jewish population

Drafting History: How India’s Constitution came to being in 1950

Drafting the Constitution of India was no easy task. It took the Drafting Committee two years, 11 months and 18 days of deliberations, debates, and discussions to come up with the first draft of the document. It later came into effect on 26 January 1950

Hindutva and Hind Swaraj | Constitution is considered sacrosanct and yet it’s been amended 105 times

If any part of the Constitution is to be considered sacrosanct and least liable to change it would be the Preamble. And yet, Indira Gandhi, after practically suspending the Constitution during Emergency, made widespread amendments to it

Constitution Day of India: History, significance and all you need to know

To celebrate Constitution Day, the Preamble of the Constitution is read out in government offices and schools across India

Every pregnant woman deserves dignity, says Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court made the comment while granting a pregnant woman accused of kidnapping and attempted murder a three-month interim bail

How bulldozer politics is egged on by nebulous laws of ‘clean up’

The idea of putting the fear of God in the minds of ‘wannabe rioters’ is great but India needs to devise mechanisms which are strictly legal

The state cannot let itself be bullied: Bulldozers raise cost of participating in street violence

Those in power have a duty to safeguard our streets. And they seem to have found an answer in the bulldozer, which imposes a civil penalty that drastically raises the cost of participating in street violence