Class IX- CIVICS

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CH 3- CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

Day 1- period 1 Pg: 47 -48

Step – I Study the following topic from textbook:

• Overview
• Section 3.1
• Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution
Step – II Study the same topic in the following part of Extramark app:
Ch – Constitutional Design → Detailed learning → Understanding concept (1st video)

Step – III Clear your doubts (if any) from ___________ (Name of allotted Teacher), Phn/Whatsapp
No. __________ between ________ to _________ (Mention your preferred time)

Step – IV Revise using following Bullet points:

Guiding Values of the Indian

Constitution
➢ We shall study the exact provisions of the Constitution on different subjects.

➢ At this stage let us begin by understanding the overall philosophy

of what our Constitution is all about
➢ We can do this by two ways –
➢ We can understand by reading the views of some of our major leaders in our
constitution.
Makers of the Indian Constitution

➢ At the same time it is equally important to read what the constitution says
about its own philosophy. This is what the preamble to the constitution does.
➢ Let us turn to these one by one.
The dream and the promise

You must have noticed a name missing in the list of the makers of the
Indian Constitution: Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi was not a memeber of the Constituent Assembly.
Yet there were many members who followed his vision.
Years ago,writing in his magazine Young India in
1931, he had spelt out what he wanted the constitution to do:
Step – V Write the following questions provided as home assignment in your Civics Class work
Copy

Q1 .Read the information about all the makers of the Indian Constitution given in
the side columns of the textbook. You don’t need to memorise this information. Just
give examples from these to support the following statements:

1.The Assembly had many members who were not with the Congress
2.The Assembly represented members from different social groups
3.Members of the Assembly believed in different ideologies

Q2. Read the information about all the makers of the Indian Constitution given in
the side columns of the textbook. (Not necessary to write in copy)
 End of day 1

Day 1 period 2: Pg: 48– 49

Step – I Study the following topic from textbook:

• Section 3.1
• Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution

Step – II Study the same topic in the following part of Extramark app:
Ch –CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN→ Detailed learning → Understanding concept
(2ndvideo)

Step – III Clear your doubts (if any) from ___________ (Name of allotted Teacher), Phn/Whatsapp
No. __________ between ________ to _________ (Mention your preferred time)

Step – IV Revise using following Bullet point:

The dream and the promise

▪ Finally let us turn to Jawaharlal Nehru giving his famous speech to the
Constituent assembly at the stroke of midnight onAugust15, 1947.

Tryst with destiny' were the words used by Nehru while giving a speech on the
eve of India's independence. Literally ' tryst with destiny' means "to make a
secret deal with something that is in destined for us". In case of India, the word
'destiny' refers to freedom. ... (Tryst with destiny)
 Tryst with Destiny
Speech

"Long years ago... we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall
redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially.
At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and
freedom. A moment comes, which comes, but rarely in history, when we step out from the
old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds
utterance.
It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of
India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.
At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are
filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and
ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave
her strength. We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again.
The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the
greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough
to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?
Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon this Assembly, a
sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. Before the birth of freedom we
have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this
sorrow. Some of those pains continue even now. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is
the future that beckons to us now.
That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfil the
pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India
means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and
ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity.
"In his "Tryst with Destiny" speech, Jawaharlal Nehru wanted the makers of the
Indian Constitution to commit themselves to the welfare of the Indian people.

Tryst With Destiny – Jawaharlal Nehru came forward with the “Tryst with Destiny” speech, to the
Indian Constituent Assembly in The Parliament. Furthermore, this speech took place on the eve of India’s
Independence, at the hour of midnight on 14 August 1947. Moreover, Jawaharlal Nehru was certainly
the first Prime Minister of independent India.

This great speech focuses on the aspects that transcend the history of India. Furthermore, Tryst With
Destiny happens to be one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. Moreover, this speech shows the
essence of Indian triumph over British colonial rule. Whenever you listen to this speech, it fills you up
with nationalistic pride and passion.

Unique Aspects of this Speech

There was only one political reference in the entire speech “Tryst with Destiny”. The only political element
in the speech was Nehru’s intention to fight poverty and disease. Hence, Nehru makes the speech as
ethical as possible. In the rest of the speech, Nehru takes time to properly summarize and explain what
India is all about.

Nehru makes use of metaphors to explain the spectacular and poetic tale of India. Furthermore, Nehru
refers to a country metaphorically as a “she”. It is a metaphor because the country is neither male nor
female. Another use of metaphor by Nehru is when he says that “India will awake”.

Poetry certainly comes to mind when Indian independence is compared with a star of hope and freedom.
There is a possibility that many metaphors get lost in the lyrics. Moreover, Nehru provides listeners with a
clear image. Such a clear image certainly plants patriotic feelings in the heart of any Indian.

Praise of Mahatma Gandhi

Something that will catch the attention of everyone who has at least some awareness of Indian history is
the mention of Mahatma Gandhi. The amazing thing is that Nehru never speaks his name in the entire
speech. Nehru refers to Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest man of our generation. Consequently, Nehru
gives Gandhi a very high and special status in his speech.

Jawaharlal Nehru also mentions Mahatma Gandhi again as the architect of this freedom. Furthermore,
he also refers to him as the father of the nation. Also, Nehru says that Gandhi embodies the old spirit of
India.
 If you want to understand what India is all about in a brief manner, then you must listen to “Tryst of
Destiny”. Furthermore, with these poetic words, Jawaharlal Nehru sends India into its first day of
independence. These powerful words can move any Indian with emotion and tears.

Follow the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oljKFJUJs2c&t=176s

Step – V Write the following question and answers provided as home assignment in your Civics
Class work Copy

Q2. Read again the extracts from Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and
answer the following:

a. Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first
sentence?
b. What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take?
c. “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every
tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to?

End of Day – 2

Day – 3: Short Test on Chapter 2

Step – I Revise the bullet points of full chapter for 10 mins.

Step – II Answer the following questions: 10 marks
(Each question carries different mark)
Q1.Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:
a Motilal Nehru i President of the Constituent Assembly
bB.R. Ambedkar ii Member of the Constituent Assembly
c Rajendra Prasad iii Chairman of the Drafting Committee
dSarojini Naidu iv Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these
correctly based on what you have read in this chapter.
a Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should
be democratic or not after independence.
bMembers of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions
of the Constitution.
c A country that has a constitution must be a democracy.
dConstitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.

End of Day – 3