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Imprint of the people in shaping the Constitution

Focusing solely on the Constituent Assembly and its debates erases the intense engagements of Indians with the making of the Constitution and obscures the critical role of the public in turning the Constitution into a living document and an open site of struggle. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 04, 2025 09:55 pm IST

How the Constitution came to represent our civilisational ethos

Spirited debates took place on several issues: Universal suffrage, which some thought was premature, until Jawaharlal Nehru put an end to the debate by saying “the voice of a peasant is as precious as that of a professor” (AFP)

Published on Jun 14, 2025 10:12 pm IST

Build an India that Constitution makers would be proud of: Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File)

Published on Jan 19, 2025 08:34 pm IST

A Constitution by the people: How the charter was framed

The drafting committee published the draft constitution for the public and state organs to comment on it (HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 03:09 pm IST

A museum and academy to mark the Constitution at 75

November 26, is Samvidhan Divas, or Constitution Day. (Shutterstock)

Published on Nov 26, 2024 07:48 pm IST

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