Blog posts by: Editorial Team
Dr B. R. Ambedkar Constitution Quiz 2024: Morarji Desai Residential School, Gadag Wins State Finals!
26 February 2024 • By Editorial Team
On 25th February, Palace Grounds was brimming with over a 1,000 enthusiastic students from schools and colleges across the state. Morarji Desai Residential School, Benakankoppa, Naragund, Gadag secured First Place!
Ambedkar Constitution Quiz 2024: Kittur Rani Chennamma Residential School, Ramanagara wins Bengaluru Zonals!
22 February 2024 • By Editorial Team
The top two teams, the Ramanagara and Davangere Kittur Rani Chennamma Residential Schools have reached the grand finale which will be held in Bengaluru on 25th February 2024.
Ambedkar Constitution Quiz 2024: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Residential School, Ilavala, Mysuru Wins Mysuru Zonals!
22 February 2024 • By Editorial Team
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Residential School, Ilavala, and Morarji Desai Residential School, Kallabettu, proceed to the Grand Finale of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Constitution Quiz 2024.
Ambedkar Constitution Quiz 2024: MDRS, Kalaburagi Victorious in Inaugural Zonal Finals
20 February 2024 • By Editorial Team
The zonal finals in Kalaburgi were closely contested, with Morarji Desai Residential Schools, Kalburgi and Govt. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Residential School, Bidar taking the 1st and 2nd places.
ConQuest 2023 comes to a close. Goa University crowned champions!
27 November 2023 • By Editorial Team
We celebrated Constitution Day on 25 November 2023 with the Grand Finale of ConQuest 2023 India's Premier National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History, and Politics.
Independence: A Tale of Two Declarations
14 August 2023 • By Editorial Team
What impact did the American Declaration of Independence have on the Declaration of Purna Swaraj introduced by the Indian National Congress in 1930?
Our Independence Movement Constitution
9 August 2023 • By Editorial Team
What made the Indian Independence Movement so unique? How did the experiences of the Independence movement leaders shape the framing of our Constitution?
The Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly: A Brief History
28 July 2023 • By Editorial Team
In 2020, the Union repealed Article 370 that granted J&K the right to be governed by its own Constitution. In light of the upcoming Supreme Court hearings on the repeal, we trace the origins of the J&K Constituent Assembly.
Welcome to Our New Website!
14 April 2023 • By Editorial Team
We are excited to announce the launch of Constitutionofindia.net 3.0 on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti 2023! This latest version features significant upgrades in functionality, an expanded range of resources, and a comprehensive redesign aimed at emphasizing accessibility and readability.
Democracy ki Pathshala: A Collaboration with the Patrika Foundation
3 January 2023 • By Editorial Team
Our collaboration with Rajasthan Patrika over the months of October to December 2022 as an educational outreach project
संशोधन
12 December 2022 • By Editorial Team
भले ही किसी भी संविधान को बनाने में कितनी भी सावधानी रखी गई हो, वो किसी देश के राजनीतिक और सामाजिक हालात में होने वाले बदलावों का पूर्वानुमान नहीं लगा सकता। इसलिए हमारे संविधान निर्माताओं ने संशोधन नियमों को बनाते समय सही संतुलन ढूंढने को कोशिश की।
DEMOCRATIC DECENTRALIZATION जब सरकारों की जनता के प्रति जवाबदेही तय हुई
5 December 2022 • By Editorial Team
भारत के विकेंद्रीकरण सरकार के निचले स्तरों तक लोकतांत्रिक प्रक्रियाओं का विस्तार है। स्थानीय स्तर पर होने वाले चुनावों के साथ-साथ, विकेंद्रीकरण का तात्पर्य उन शक्तियों और कार्यों के हस्तांतरण से भी है जिनका निर्वाहन स्थानीय सरकारें उत्कृष्ट रूप से कर सकती हैं।
कैसे हुई भारतीय संघवाद की उत्पत्ति?
21 November 2022 • By Editorial Team
किसी भी संविधान के निर्माताओं के सामने सबसे महत्वपूर्ण निर्णयों में से एक संघीय या एकात्मक संरचना के बीच चयन करना। हमारा संविधान केंद्र और राज्यों के बीच विधायी, प्रशासनिक और वित्तीय शक्तियों को विभाजित करता है।
सामाजिक-आर्थिक परिवर्तन पर लक्षित हैं निर्देशक तत्व
14 November 2022 • By Editorial Team
राज्य के नीति निदेशक तत्व भारतीय संविधान की सबसे नवीन और अनूठी विशेषताओं में से एक हैं। अनुच्छेद 37 उनके उद्देश्य को स्पष्ट करता है। ये सिद्धांत शासन के लिए मौलिक हैं और इन्हें ध्यान में रखना राज्य का कर्तव्य होगा।
मौलिक अधिकार
6 November 2022 • By Editorial Team
ब्रिटिश शासन के खिलाफ लंबे संघर्ष ने हमारे संविधान निर्माताओं को नागरिकों की स्वतंत्रता और उस स्वतंत्रता को संरक्षित करने का महत्त्व सिखाया। जब भी भारतीयों ने एक संवैधानिक भविष्य की कल्पना की, उन्होंने इन मौलिक अधिकारों को भी इस भविष्य में शामिल किया।
जानें… भारतीय संविधान की शक्तियां व विशेषताएं
31 October 2022 • By Editorial Team
‘हम, भारत के लोग...' वाक्यांश से शुरू होकर, प्रस्तावना यह बिल्कुल स्पष्ट करती है कि संविधान का अधिकार भारत की जनता के हाथ में है। ये शब्द नागरिकों की संप्रभुता पर जोर देते हैं कि नागरिक संविधान की सारी शक्ति का स्रोत होंगे और राजनीतिक व्यवस्था लोगों के प्रति जवाबदेह और जिम्मेदार होगी।
आजादी की लड़ाई से प्रेरित है हमारा संविधान
22 October 2022 • By Editorial Team
भारतीय संविधान का समृद्ध इतिहास है, जो स्वतंत्रता संग्राम की ऐतिहासिक घटनाओं से प्रभावित है। समकालीन भारतीय संविधान को आकार देने वाले विचारों की जड़ें लगभग 1895 से ही विकसित होने लगी थीं।
Desk Brief: Who Should Get Reservations?
23 September 2022 • By Editorial Team
The 103rd Amendment Act introduced reservations based on economic criteria, which up till then had been based only on social and economic backwardness. What did our Constitution-framers think about this important matter?
Desk Brief: How our Constitution Makers Cut Their Teeth in Municipal Governance
20 September 2022 • By Editorial Team
Many Constituent Assembly members held different roles within municipal governance. But why was the Assembly reluctant to grant Constitutional provisions to municipal bodies?
Sir T. Madhava Rao’s 1874 Constitution for the Princely States: Is This India’s First Historical Constitution?
19 September 2022 • By Editorial Team
A new historical document uncovered by Rahul Sagar could possibly be the first historical constitution document for India, before what is currently considered as the first, the Swaraj Bill of 1895.
5 Essential Writings on Constitution Making
7 September 2022 • By Editorial Team
Here we highlight 5 works in the field of constitution making that help readers to understand the processes involved in this field.
National Constitution Society
1 September 2022 • By Editorial Team
In 2018, the Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore (CLPR) initiated a network of Constitution societies in schools and colleges across India known as the National Constitution Society (NCS) to develop and sustain constitutional engagement among the student community in India. The NCS work provides a unique platform for students from universities across the country to interact and collaborate with each other towards building a vibrant constitutional culture in India.
Desk Brief: Why Didn’t Sri Lanka Invoke Financial Emergency Provisions?
4 August 2022 • By Editorial Team
We examine the financial emergency provisions in the Sri Lankan Constitution, its connection to the Indian constitution and why it may not have been invoked during the crisis.
Desk Brief: The Constituent Assembly on Retired Judges Taking Up Executive Office
19 July 2022 • By Editorial Team
We explore what our Constitution Framers thought about retired judges taking up government posts.
Desk Brief: Why is the President of India Not Elected by the People?
22 June 2022 • By Editorial Team
Why does India 'indirectly' elect the President? What were the views of our Constitution framers on this issue?
Desk Brief: Indian Framers Refused a Constitutional Right to Bear Arms
30 May 2022 • By Editorial Team
How did our Constitution framers debate on the issue of the right to bear arms freely?
Desk Brief: A Brief History of the Supreme Court’s ‘Complete Justice’ Power
19 May 2022 • By Editorial Team
We explain the concept of 'complete justice' as laid out in the Indian Constitution for the Supreme Court of India.
Desk Brief: Sardar Patel’s Spirited Defence of the Indian Civil Services
23 April 2022 • By Editorial Team
What did the ICS officers and their role mean to our Constitution framers?
Desk Brief: Why Do Some Union Expenses Not Require Parliament’s Approval?
31 March 2022 • By Editorial Team
We look at how our Constitution framers decided the separation of powers with regards to Parliament and budgetary approval.
Desk Brief: Did Indians Participate in Constitution Making?
29 March 2022 • By Editorial Team
A paper by Ornit Shani, a political scientist, explores the role of regular Indians in the Indian constitution-making process.
2021 कॉन्स्टिटूशन ऑफ़ इंडिया डॉट नेट के साथ
11 March 2022 • By Editorial Team
Desk Brief: Constitution Framers Refused to Regulate Religious Attire
16 February 2022 • By Editorial Team
In light of the recent case on religious attire in educational institutions, we explore the thoughts of the Constituent Assembly on this matter.
Desk Brief: Indian Framers Deliberately Chose ‘Union of States’
5 February 2022 • By Editorial Team
Why is India referred to as a 'Union of States' and not a 'federation?
Desk Brief: Independent India’s First Budget
3 February 2022 • By Editorial Team
Breaking down Independent India's First Budget.
Desk Brief: ‘We the People in the Name of Gandhi’?
31 January 2022 • By Editorial Team
What was the debate regarding the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
Desk Brief: 2021 with Constitutionofindia.net
31 January 2022 • By Editorial Team
We step back and review 2021 through a curated set of Constitutionofindia.net pieces.
लोकतंत्र में विरोध
7 January 2022 • By Editorial Team
जबरन मजदूरी किसे माना गया है ?
7 January 2022 • By Editorial Team
Desk Brief: What Counts as Forced Labour?
31 December 2021 • By Editorial Team
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on 2 December to bring the world's attention to forced labour.
Desk Brief: Is Religious Conversion about Individuals or Groups?
24 December 2021 • By Editorial Team
How was religious conversion debated on in the Constituent Assembly? Was it an individual right or something represented as a group?
पच्चीसवां संविधान संशोधन
22 December 2021 • By Editorial Team
Desk Brief: Opposing Democracy?
16 December 2021 • By Editorial Team
How our Constitution framers envisioned the functioning of a robust Parliament with a strong opposition
Desk Brief: The 25th Amendment
30 November 2021 • By Editorial Team
We examine the development of the right to property from a Fundamental Right to a constitutional right.
Desk Brief: The Day We Adopted Our Constitution
26 November 2021 • By Editorial Team
The day the Indian Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution on 26 November 1949 - how it happened.
Does Affirmative Action Conflict with Efficiency?
14 October 2021 • By Editorial Team
What were the reasons given by our Constitution framers when debating the impact and consequences of affirmative action?
ईश्वर के नाम पर
12 October 2021 • By Editorial Team
Desk Brief: Article 372 and Laiq Ali’s Escape
30 September 2021 • By Editorial Team
The connection between newly independent India's detention laws and the powers of the President of India.
24वां संविधान संशोधन
28 September 2021 • By Editorial Team
Desk Brief: Why Hindi is not our National Language
27 September 2021 • By Editorial Team
How did the Constituent Assembly decide on Hindi's inclusion as an official language of the country?
Desk Brief: Extending Affirmative Action to the Supreme Court?
20 September 2021 • By Editorial Team
Is it time that we now have laws that ensure that the Supreme Court is more inclusive and comprise all marginalised communities - not just gender diversity?
जयपाल सिंह- भारतीय हॉकी और जनजातीय अधिकारों की कप्तानी
11 September 2021 • By Editorial Team