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70 Years of Indian

Constitution

Study of Constitution should be made
Ambedkar as chairman of the drafting committee.
compulsory in higher secondary
Our constitution is an excellent combination of
parliamentary and presidential systems. It draws schools. That will help our masses
advantages of both, and tries to avoid deficiencies of
either. World known constitution authority Mr Granville to know about our society, about our
rights and more so about our duties
Austin (USA) appreciates constitution of India as a best
and superb document.
Document’. Learned masses, even elites have no interest
Dr. Ambedkar’s role needs to be elaborated. He was
about it. Politicians talk about it, without any studies, many
unanimously elected as the chief of the ‘draft committee’.
times for vested interests! Hardly anybody knows the
Till then he was representing the ambitions of Schedule
gigantic efforts made by our predecessors to give us such
Caste group. Once he assumed the august post, his
a magnificent national ‘Dharmagrantha’! It is unbelievable
attitude, and contribution totally changed. He was then,
in today’s polluted political and corrupt social environment,
at the helm of affairs to visualise the interest of the nation
that hardly 70 yrs ago we had a band of leadership with
as a whole. Hence his contribution to the constitution
great vision, attitude of selflessness and awareness of
formation is so great. Our Constitution forms the concrete
national needs, for bright future. I intensely feel that study
framework on which our democratic edifice is built. No
of constitution should be made compulsory in higher
wonder the great constitution specialist G. Austin had so
secondary schools. That will help our masses to know
much applause for it, especially for consensus building
about our society, about our rights and more so about our
and unanimous acceptance of such a variegated and
duties. It will help for national integration, knowing about
intricate document. He has mentioned on more than one
our great heritage, and therefore strengthen our national
occasion, that the effect of constitution will depend upon
will power. For the same reason, this ‘Compendium’
the people who use or execute it. We know it has been
should be widely circulated, seminars held over it’s
assaulted on a few occasions too.
content and enhance awareness about our constitution
It is surprising that our entire society has very poor
and its importance all thru our people.
knowledge about this important ‘National Sacred

Dr Ashok Kukade, a Padma Bhushan awardee, is the Chief Surgeon &

founder trustee of Vivekanand Medical Foundation and Research
Centre at Latur in Maharshtra.

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