1. THE PREAMBLE, WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA
ABSTRACT:
The preamble to any act sets out the main objectives which the law makers indented to achieve.
It can be said that it is a sort of introduction to statute and helpful to understand the policy
enshrined in the act along with legislative intention. ‘The ‘place of pride’ name of preamble was
given by the makers of the Indian constitution. The preamble to the constitution is a key to open
the mind of the makers and showing the general purpose of several provisions in the constitution.
The ideals behind the Preamble to India’s Constitution were laid down by Jawarlal Nehru’s
Objectives Resolution, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947.
The objectives of the preamble secures to every citizen:
Justice of social, social and political;
Liberty of thought, expression, faith and worship;
Equality of status and opportunity, and to promote among them to all,
Fraternity, assuring 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.
The preamble was come into force with our constitution from 26th January 1950 also known as
the Republic Day.
Painter Beohar Rammanohar Sinha of Jabalpur was credited to design and decorates the page
of the preamble.
THE PREAMBLE SERVES THE PURPOSES:
As the preamble speaks that….
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into
a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all
its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and
worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity and to promote among them all;
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The
objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality to all citizens and
promote fraternity to maintain unity and integrity of the nation.
It indicates the source from which the constitution comes…. We the people of India,
Contains enacting clause, bring force to the constitution,
Declares rights and freedom indented to secure to all citizens,
It is therefore declares the source of the authority in the sense of the constitution is the people of
India is no subordination to any external source or authority. The preamble declares as being a
sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic which is absolute self controlled and
2. uncontrolled from any external sources in other words it can be said that India is no more
dependent upon any outside authority means sovereign state and itself a supreme and absolute
power having no superior.
KEYWORDS IN THE PREAMBLE:
1. Socialist through 42nd amendment, 1976 it was added in the preamble makes it clear that
nation faith in mixed economy.
2. Sovereign means that nation has its own independent authority and it is not in any way
under the control of any other external power or authority whereas the law Makers has
power to impose certain limitations but subjected to needs.
3. Democratic indicates that the constitution has established a form of government getting
its authority from the intention and will of the people of the nation. Authorities are
elected by the people and are responsible to them. So it is said to a representative
democracy as all the adults above the age of 21 years have right to vote.
4. Secular means that nation has not had any religion and guaranteed that all the religions
shall get equal protection, respect and support.
The keyword secular was inserted in the preamble by 42nd amendment, 1976. Articles 25
to 28 of the constitution give concrete shape to the concept of secularism.
Here are some important articles touching and ensuring Secularism are:
I. Article 14 of the Constitution guaranteed the right to equality.
II. Prohibition of Discrimination on any grounds such as religion, caste, etc by Article
15 and 16 of the Constitution.
III. All the freedoms of the citizens, including freedom of speech and expression is
guaranteed by Article 19 & 21.
IV. The rights related to practice religion and worship are covered under Article 24 &28.
V. The fundamental duty of the state to enact uniform civil laws says about to treat all
citizens as equal suggested under Article 44 of The Constitution.
5. Republic means that the supreme authority of the nation is elected either directly or
indirectly by the people as in India the President is the head of the nation which elected
indirectly by the people but directly by the elected representative members who are
directly elected by the people of the nation.
6. Integrity indented to put the feeling to the people that every part of the India is their
home and it is also a sort of fundamental right and most important it ends the separatist
tendencies which never are in favor of any nation.
Dr B. R. Ambedkar, in hisconcludingspeechinthe ConstituentAssembly,hadsaid,“Political
democracycannot lastunlessthere liesatthe base of itsocial democracy.What doesdemocracymean?
It meansa way of life whichrecognizes liberty,equalityandfraternitywhichare notto be treatedas
separate itemsinthe trinity.Theyformaunionof trinityinthe sense thatto divorce one fromthe other
3. isto defeatthe verypurpose of democracy.Libertycannotbe divorcedfromequality;equalitycannot
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