The Constitution which lays down the basic structure of a nation's polity is built on the foundations

of The Constitution which lays down the basic structure of nation’s polity is built on the
foundatio

certain fundamental values. The vision of our founding fathers and the aim and objectives which
certain fundamental values .the vison of our foundation father and the aim and objective which

they wanted to achieve through the Constitution are contained in the Preamble, the Fundamental
they wanted to achieve through the Constitution are contained in the Preamble the Fundamental

Rights and the Directive Principles. These three may be described as the soul of the Constitution and
Rights and the directive Principle. These three may be describe as the soul of the Constitution and

the testament of founding fathers to the succeeding generations together with the later Part on
the testament of founding fathers to the succeeding generation together with the later Part on

Fundamental Duties.
Fundamental Duties.

The vision of socio-economic change through the Constitution is reflected in its Preamble. The
the vision of socio-economic change through the Constitution is reflected in its Preamble. The

Preamble expresses the ideals and aspirations of a renascent India. At independence, emerging out
of Premble express the ideals and aspriants of a renastation India. At independence
emerging out

a long period of foreign domination and oppression under a feudal system, the people were grimly
of a long period of foreign domination and oppression under a feudal system,the people were
grimly

struggling to be reborn into a life of dignity and hope.

Struggling to be reborn into a life of dignity and hope.

The scheme of the Constitution for realisation of socio-economic agenda comprises of both the
The scheme of the Constitution for realisation of socio-economic agenda comprises of both the
justiciable

justiciable Fundamental Rights as well as the non-justiciable Directive Principles. The judicial
Fundamental Rights as well as the non-justiciable Directive Principle. The judicial contribution to the

contribution to the synthesis and the integration of Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles
synthesis and the intergration of Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principle in the process of

in the process of "constitutionalising" social and economic rights has been crucial to the realisation
of “ constitionalising” social and economic rights has been crucial rights has been crucial
to the realisation

the Directive Principles not only as a means to effectuate Fundamental Rights but also as a source of
of the Directive Principle not only as a means to effectuate Fundamental Rights But also as a source
of laws

laws for a welfare state. (Source: Report of the National Commission to Review the Working of the

Constitution, 31st March, 2002)

The Constitution places a pre-eminent emphasis on the values of liberty and justice, on treating all

citizens as equal before law and on safeguarding the rights of minorities and the oppressed. The

people of India derive their existence as a political community from the Constitution, which “we the

people”, gave to ourselves and, in the process established the Republic of India. It is because the

country is Republic, and not a mere democracy, that the people are enjoined to nurture and indeed

celebrate, their linguistic, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity and to ensure that the citizens do
not

suffer from want and indignity. Though the Indian tapestry of traditional multiculturism nourished by

many centuries of assimilative forces has been subjected to occasional fissures, the most diverse

nation on earth has been able to overcome those crises and use the innate strength of Indian

Republic to uphold the dignity and integrity of India