Citizenship can be defined as the legal status of membership in a political community. It is about the relationship between the state and its members and citizen-citizen relations. Concept of Citizenship Citizenship and Rights in Indian Constitution With the commencement of the Constitution on 26th January 1950, the status of Indians changed from British subjects…
Preamble Notes for UPSC The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is a brief introductory statement that outlines the fundamental principles and objectives of the Constitution. Therefore, Eminent Jurist Nani Palkhiwala called Preamble as “Identity Card of the Constitution”. The Preamble’s function is to define who the Constitution is for, the sanction, the direction, the character of…
Editor’s Note: A student can choose to skip this Article, and it can be revisited once the syllabus till the Governor is complete. At that point, one should be better equipped to understand this Article and compare the Indian Constitution with all the other constitutions of the world. Sources of Indian Constitution The Sources of…
Evolution of Indian Constitution – Historical Underpinnings Indian constitution came into force on 26th January 1950 after almost three years of hard work by the Constituent Assembly of India. However, the constituent assembly itself did not make it completely fresh. It took the best of the principles and ideas of the world and the already…
Constitution is a document or set of documents that lays down basic set of rules for the establishment of a state and its governance and is legally enforceable. A modern state is virtually impossible to be run without such basic sets of rules that defines the powers, responsibilities and limits of the ruling class. Any…
