Rakesh Sinha 16th November 2014 06:00 AM
The Constitution of a country is not a mere bundle of declarations and laws, procedures and percepts. It must also carry indigenous thought, feelings and sentiments through the legacy of the nation, connecting the people with the Constitution beyond fundamental rights and directive principles. This is more important in the context of the Indian Constitution because India is not merely a nation of a history of a couple of centuries. Its civilisational history spans thousands of years. The rich civilisation and vibrant culture we possess witnessed the decline of its political influence and concomitantly lost many things paving the way for the hegemony of Western civilisation. A grievous loss has been that of our chronology.
The Constitution of a country is not a mere bundle of declarations and laws, procedures and percepts. It must also carry indigenous thought, feelings and sentiments through the legacy of the nation, connecting the people with the Constitution beyond fundamental rights and directive principles. This is more important in the context of the Indian Constitution because India is not merely a nation of a history of a couple of centuries. Its civilisational history spans thousands of years. The rich civilisation and vibrant culture we possess witnessed the decline of its political influence and concomitantly lost many things paving the way for the hegemony of Western civilisation. A grievous loss has been that of our chronology.