Question

January 26 is celebrated as Republic Day in our country. It was on this day, in 1950, the new

constitution of independent India came into force and India became a democratic republic. The

Constituent Assembly headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the Chairman of

the Drafting Committee, took more than two years to bring the world’s lengthiest constitution to

its final shape.

The enormous task before the Constituent Assembly was to frame the basic law that would

formalize India as a truly democratic nation. Democracy is aptly defined as a system of

Government by the people, for the people and of the people. The founding fathers of the

Constitution, therefore, had to ensure that the basic law of the land contained sufficient provisions

for the fulfilment of the democratic aspirations of the people of India not only in the political

sphere but also in the social and economic spheres. That explains the inclusion of a separate part

in the Constitution, called the Directive Principles of State Policy.

These principles signify the fact that the framers of the Constitution were well aware of the wide

gaps and inequalities that existed among the various sections of the Indian population. The

Constitution makers had the wisdom to appreciate that political democracy is meaningless when

an overwhelming majority of the population is historically trapped in poverty, illiteracy, ill-health

and superstition. The Central and State Governments were expected to frame policies so that every

citizen is assured of a decent living standard irrespective of sex, caste, religion, language and

region.

The makers of our Constitution describe India as a Union of States and not as a federation. Being

well conversant with the diversity of the nation in terms of the language, religion, caste and region,

and its implications on the intended socio-economic development of the country as a whole, the

makers of the Constitution opted for a political system in which the Central Government is

equipped with overwhelming administrative, legislative and financial muscle. Most of the nations’

policies and programmes for socio-economic development originate at the Central Government,

and the responsibility for their successful implementation is entrusted to the state
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Answer 1

Answer:

1857 के विद्रोह की शुरुआत 10 मई के दिन ही हुई थी और ये देखना बेहद अचरज भरा है कि 160 साल बीत जाने के बाद भी ये भारत, पाकिस्तान और ब्रिटेन के लेखकों को प्रेरित करता है. यही वजह है कि इस गदर पर हिंदी, उर्दू और अंग्रेजी में ढेरों किताबें मौजूद हैं.