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The Ramayana and Bhagwad Gita
ndian Constitution is the world’s longest constitution. During
its commencement, the Indian Constitution possessed similarly tell people to execute their
I395 articles in twenty-two parts and eight schedules and duties honestly. In Bhagwat Gita, Krishna

consists 1, 45,000 words, which makes it the second longest
active constitution compared to the whole world. At present, proclaims, “One must perform duties
without any expectation
it possesses a preamble, the twenty-two parts with twelve
schedules, five appendices, 448 articles, in addition to 104
Once Mahatma Gandhi states, “I learnt my duties while I was
amendments.
on my mother’s lap. My mother was an uneducated village
Since old times, India is among the handful of nations in
woman but she recognized my dharma.
the whole world, which possesses a magnificent convention
A very noteworthy feature of the Constitution of India is
of democratic system. Prominent historian Shri KP Jayaswal
that it makes stability between the duties and the rights of the
commented that the idea of republic in the ancient India is
citizens. These are the social concepts, which have grown
more established than of the Greek and Roman democratic
in the course of time, usage and tradition. The duties of the
framework.The old republics, for example,Vaishali, Kapilavastu
citizens as protected in the Indian Constitution, are basically a
and Mithila — and its constitutions — go back to about 600
set of tasks vital to the Indian way of life — they concentrate
BC. These democratic systems construct the establishment for
on, tolerance, peace and communal harmony. A close study
the India’s democratic system, which India has today and for
of the Article 51A of our Constitution, specifies that several
the role of the citizens of India making the Indian democratic
of them are realeted to the values that have been part of the
system an achievement.
Indian tradition, practices, mythology and religion.
Traditionally, the primary inclination to recognize
The Fundamental Rights are the sections of Indian
responsibilities and to perform the duties, in each and every
Constitution, which provides citizens with their rights which
culture has been religious. Carrying out duties with honesty is
are believed as essential human rights for all Indian citizens,
in fact, a mechanism of worship. As a line taken from the holy
irrespective of gender, creed, caste, religion, etc. All these
book Rig Veda states, “O, people of Bharat, just as the ancient
segments are very important elements of our constitution that
seers and saints, preceptors and leaders have carried out their
were developed between 1947 - 1949.
duties honorably, in the same way, you must not hesitate to
The Fundamental Rights, in contrast to the duties, follow
perform your duties”.
different logic completely. It is a logic, which is properly
The Ramayana and Bhagwad Gita similarly tell people
understood through the course of history. During the
to execute their duties honestly. In Bhagwat Gita, Krishna
structuring of the Constitution of Indian and its Fundamental
proclaims, “One must perform duties without any expectation”.
Rights chapter, there are two vital concerns animating the

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