Constitutional Design - Unit 3.3

AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL- SECTOR 46, GURUGRAM
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SOCIAL SCIENCE I 1
FORTS IN RAJASTHAN
SOCIAL SCIENCE- 2
Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer

SONAR KELLA LIVING FORT
• One of the largest forts in
India, Jaisalmer Fort was built
in 1156 AD by King Rawal
Jaisal.
• Merging with the golden
desert scape of Jaisalmer, it is
often regarded as Sonar Quila
or the Golden Fort.
• The fort is nestled on a hill, 76
meters above the city and is
located in the heart of
Jodhpur.
SOCIAL SCIENCE- 3
Amer Fort, Jaipur
• Highlights of the fort:
• Being perched on a
hillock of Aravali Range,
Amer Fort has been
regarded as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
along with other hill
forts of Rajasthan.
SOCIAL SCIENCE- 4
Constitution:
• Constitution: Supreme law of a
country,
• containing fundamental rules
governing the politics and society
in a country.
• Why is South African constitution called Rainbow Nation?
• Both Black majority and White minority sat together to draw up a common
constitution based on democratic values, ensuring social and political equality based
on Fundamental rights
• This constitution gave its citizen the most extensive rights available in any country
• Based on a solution of a problem so that nobody should be excluded no one should
be treated as a demon
• Everyone should become part of the solution whatever they might have done in the
past or represented in the past
• The preamble of South Africa sums up the spirit of democracy and inspires
democrats all over the World .
INDIA
• India was huge and diverse country

*Problem faced while • The country was divided based on religions
differences
making Indian • The merger of princely states with India or
constitution Pakistan or remain independent was difficult to
decide.
• The future of the country was seen not much
secure to make constitution
*The path to constitution:

1928: Drafted constitution for Government of
India by Motilal Nehru and eight India Act 1935.- Many educated Indians were
other congress leaders. provided familiarized with the political and
institutional details legislative institution during the
colonial(British) rule.
1931 – Resolution at Karachi

on” How independent India’s 3. To protecting the 1937 Elections to Provincial
constitution should look like” rights of minorities Legislatures and Ministries all over
with the following features:
British India gave experience to
Indians in the working of the
legislative institutions .
1. Universal Adult 2. Right to freedom

Franchise and equality
* Which world events inspired the nature of Indian Constitution?
The ideals of the French Revolution,
The Socialist Revolution in Russia etc.
The practice of parliamentary demo
The bill of rights in US
But they didn’t simply imitate these principles.

*What do you mean by a constituent

Assembly ?
• An assembly of elected
representatives that writes a
constitution.
*What were the steps to the Indian Constitution?

Elections to the
The constituent
constituent assembly After wards the country
Assembly that wrote the
were held in July 1946 was divided into India
Indian constitution had
and its first meeting in and Pakistan.
299 members.
December 1946.
A drafting committee The assembly adopted

It was discussed clause
chaired by Dr. the constitution on 26th
by clause through
B.R.Ambedkar prepared November 1949 and
several rounds of
a draft constitution for came into effect on 26th
discussions.
discussion. January 1950.
ORIGINAL COPY OF CONSTITUTION
• Written in Hindi and English
• Helium-filled cases in the Library
of the Parliament of India.
• 9 December 1946: The

Constituent Assembly Met for
the First Time.
HIDDEN FACTS OF CONSTITUTION
• The original of the book is kept in a special
helium-filled case in the Library of the
Parliament of India.
• The illustrations represent styles from the
different civilizations of the subcontinent,
ranging from the prehistoric Mohenjodaro,
in the Indus Valley, to the present.
• The calligraphy in the book was done by
Prem Behari Narain Raizda.
• It was illuminated by Nandalal Bose and
other artists, published by Dehra Dun, and
photolithographed at the Survey of India
Offices.
Constituent Assembly
• The Constituent Assembly was
the first Parliament of
Independent India
• Dr Sachchidananda Sinha
• The Constituent Assembly, which
first met on 9 December 1946,
took precisely 2 years, 11 months
and 18 days to come up with the
final draft.
IN THE PROCESS…….
Members of the Constituent Assembly signing the Constitution ____________SIGNING THE ORIGINAL COPY
Why should we accept this constitution?

• Over the last 64 years, no large social group or political party has ever questioned the
legitimacy of the constitution.
• Constituent assembly represented the people of India, no universal adult franchise but fair
geographical share of members from all the regions of the country.
• Assembly represented members from different language groups, castes, classes, religion and
occupation.
• Finally, the constituent assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner.
*
*Describe the manner in which the Constituent Assembly

worked.
• More than two thousand amendments were considered
• The members deliberated for 114 days spread over three years.
• Every document and word spoken in constituent assembly has been recorded and
preserved which is called ‘CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DEBATE’.
• These debates provide are 12 bulky volumes.

Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution:

We can understand the constitution of India through two ways :-
• By reading the views of some of major leaders on constitution
• By understanding what the constitution says about its own philosophy.
The dreams and the promises:

• Mahatma Gandhi in his magazine Young India in 1931, spelt out what he wanted the
Constitution to do.
• B.R.Ambedkar criticized Mahatma Gandhi and his vision.
• Jawaharlal Nehru gave speech on midnight of August 15 1947: he stated when the world
sleep, India will awake to life and freedom. Freedom and power brings responsibilities, Service
of India means service of the millions who suffer, the ambition of the greatest man of our
generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye.
Preamble:
The constitution begins with the short statement of its basic
values. This is called the Preamble to the constitution.
• The Preamble of the Constitution reads like a poem on
democracy.
• It contains the philosophy on which the entire
Constitution has been built.
• It provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law
and action of government, to find out whether it is good
or bad.
• It is the soul of the Indian Constitution
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA

• The constitution has been drawn up and enacted by the people through their
• representatives, and not handed down to them by a king or any outside powers.
SOVEREIGN
• People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external
• matters. No external power can dictate the government of India.
SOCIALIST
• Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society. Government
• should regulate the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic
• inequalities.
SECULAR
• Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion. But there is no official
• religion. Government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect.
DEMOCRATIC
• A form of government where people enjoy equal political rights, elect their rulers and
hold them accountable. The government is run according to some basic rules.
REPUBLIC
• The head of the state is an elected person and not a hereditary position.
JUSTICE
• Citizens cannot be discriminated on the grounds of caste, religion and gender. Social
inequalities have to be reduced. Government should work for the welfare of all,
especially of the disadvantaged groups.
LIBERTY
• There are no unreasonable restrictions on the citizens in what they think, how they wish
to express their thoughts and the way they wish to follow up theirthoughts in action.
EQUALITY
• All are equal before the law. The traditional social inequalities have to be ended. The
• government should ensure equal opportunity for all.
FRATERNITY
• All of us should behave as if we are members of the same family. No one should
• treat a fellow citizen as inferior.
*Features of Constitution of India:

• Very long and detailed document
• Amended quite regularly to keep updated
• It lays down a procedure for choosing person to govern the country
• Defines who will have how much power to take decisions
• Put limits to what the government can do by providing some rights to the citizen that cannot
be violated.

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AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL- SECTOR 46, GURUGRAM

Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer

• India was huge and diverse country

*The path to constitution:

1931 – Resolution at Karachi

1. Universal Adult 2. Right to freedom

* Which world events inspired the nature of Indian Constitution?

The ideals of the French Revolution,

The Socialist Revolution in Russia etc.

The practice of parliamentary demo

The bill of rights in US

But they didn’t simply imitate these principles.

*What do you mean by a constituent

*What were the steps to the Indian Constitution?

A drafting committee The assembly adopted

• 9 December 1946: The

Why should we accept this constitution?

*Describe the manner in which the Constituent Assembly

• These debates provide are 12 bulky volumes.

Guiding Values of the Indian Constitution:

The dreams and the promises:

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA

*Features of Constitution of India:

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