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Government and making it accountable to the public. The The inception of National Education Policy 2020 with an
fourth pillar of democracy: the free press and civil society aim to make India a knowledge power by 2030 by investing
and non-governmental organizations also provide strength more resources to bridge the gap between education,
to the constitution and also allow suitable changes and research and innovation also indicates the capacity of

amendments as per the socio-economic and political adaption of India’s Constitution.
needs of the society and country. In view of these, the future of India’s is not only very
Since the enactment of the Constitution of India in 1950 till bright but its capability to handling any challenging
January 2020 the 104 amendments also exhibit the ability situation is also beyond doubt. The celebration of 70 years
and resilience of our Constitution to acclimatize according of India’s constitution for generating awareness among the
to changing socio-economic and political scenario and youth and children about constitution and role of makers of
demands and establishes its relevance even in the oddest India’s constitution like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar becomes very
conditions and circumstances. relevant from this perspective.

Professor Annpurna Nautiyal is Vice Chancellor of the HNB Garhwal University in
Uttarakhand. A Professor of Political Science, her area of interest is international

relations but she also has a keen interest in the regional and national issues,
particularly the problem of women empowerment in the hill areas.

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