What are fundamental duties associated with fundamental rights?
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It shall be the duty of every citizen of India —
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures;To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;To safeguard public property and to abjure violence;To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity, so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement;Who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child, or as the case may be, ward between the age of six to fourteen years.
(This fundamental duty has been added to the Constitution of India by the 86th constitutional amendment in 2002)
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Fundamental Rights complement Fundamental Duties
Our rights are rules of interaction among people. They place constraints and obligations upon the actions of the state and individuals or groups. Rights are defined as claims of an individual that are essential for the development of his or her own self and that are recognized by society or State. These are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement and are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed to people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. Rights are considered fundamental to civilization, being regarded as established pillars of society and culture. But the rights have real meaning only if individuals perform duties. A duty is something that someone is expected or required to do. Life can be balanced if rights and duties go hand in hand and become complementary to each other. Rights are what we want others to do for us whereas the duties are those acts which we should perform for others. Thus, a right comes with an obligation to show respect for the rights of others. The obligations that accompany rights are in the form of duties. If we have the right to enjoy public facilities like transport or health services, it becomes our duty to allow others to avail the same. If we have the right to freedom, it becomes our duty not to misuse this and harm others. Hence the Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties enshrined in the Constitution are equally important and they complement each other.