India Constitution

Every 26th January, people gather on New Delhi’s Rajpath amidst a colourful jamboree of fluttering flags, marching soldiers and dancing children. What is celebrated on this day is at the heart of our democracy-the magnificent Constitution of India. The document didn’t only lay down the law...

Ambedkar’s India is a collection of three of B.R. Ambedkar’s most prominent speeches on caste and the Indian Constitution.

O direito constitucional, a base da governação em qualquer sociedade democrática, enfrenta constantemente uma série de novos desafios à medida que as sociedades evoluem e a tecnologia avança. Estes desafios põem à prova a resiliência e a adaptabilidade dos princípios constitucionais, exigindo interpretações inovadoras e, por vezes, até mesmo alterações constitucionais. A era digital esbateu as fronteiras entre as esferas pública e privada, colocando questões complexas aos direitos fundamentais como a privacidade e a liberdade de expressão. Questões como a proteção de ...

On 26th January 1950 India became a republic, shedding its last links with its colonial past. With fundamental rights and civil liberties guaranteed by the state, the new constitution was universally acclaimed as the ‘world’s greatest experiment in liberal government’. This idealistic birth of a new republic meant a clean break with a repressive past. And yet, barely twelve months later, the very makers of the constitution were denouncing their own creation. Passed in June 1951, the First Amendment to the Constitution was a pivotal moment in Indian constitutional history.

We, The Citizens A Simple Guide to the Indian Constitution for Everyday Indians What does the Constitution of India really mean for an ordinary citizen? Beyond courtroom arguments, exam syllabi, and legal jargon, the Constitution quietly shapes everyday life—our freedoms, our duties, our relationship with the State, and the limits of power exercised in our name. Yet for most people, it remains distant, complex, and intimidating. We, The Citizens is written to change that. This book is a clear, engaging, and accessible guide to the Indian Constitution, written especially for non-lawyers—...

Reservation or affirmative action is a hugely controversial policy in India. While constitutionally mandated and with historians, political scientists and social activists convinced of its need, many resist it and consider it as compromising 'merit' and against the principle of equality of...

Can a nation truly be free when millions of its citizens remain bound by invisible chains? How has a centuries-old system of hierarchy survived into the modern world, and what will it take to finally dismantle it? Who were the fearless pioneers who dared to look oppression in the eye and demand human dignity for all? In Breaking Chains: Fight Against Untouchability and Caste Oppression, the complex and often painful history of the caste system is brought to light with unflinching honesty and profound insight. This book serves as both a historical record and a modern-day call to action, ...

On 26 January 1950, the Constitution of India was adopted formally and came into effect. Its preamble set out in brief the enlightened values it enshrined and hoped to engender. In a radical shift from mainstream constitutional history, this book establishes Dr B.R. Ambedkar's irrefutable...

Too much noise covers the truth. Would you like to know about the truth of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 of India? The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is controversial. The amendments made to the Citizenship Act, 1955 in 2019 has made the matter of citizenship of India more valuable than ever. The act has been put to trial. The trial made the implementation of the law almost impossible. The noise of arguments if the law has violated the constitutional provisions, has been clouded with opinions and uninformed opinions. Can Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 withstand the trial at court of...