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This special report examines the historical creation and evolution of the Constitution of India, featuring insights from Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and host Preeti Choudhury. The narrative traces the document's origins from the 1946 Cabinet Mission and Jawaharlal Nehru’s Objectives Resolution to the intense Constituent Assembly debates involving Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, and K.T. Shah. Key topics include the Preamble, the Westminster system of governance, fundamental rights, and the 42nd Amendment which added the terms socialist and secular. The report details the artistic contributions of Nandalal Bose and the calligraphy of Prem Bihari Narayan Raizada, illustrating how the document reflects India's civilizational values. It further explores the Pune Pact, Dalit reservations, and the removal of the right to property. Defined as a living document, the Constitution serves to limit government power while ensuring equality. The program concludes that the strength of the world's largest democracy relies on the constitutional morality of its citizens and the framework established by its founding leaders.
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