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| author | Chaturvedi, Varun |
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| contents | <p><span>Was the <strong>Constitution of India (1950)</strong> a revolutionary new blueprint, or an evolutionary refinement of British colonial laws? This paper evaluates the originality of the Indian Constitution vis-à-vis the colonial constitutional frameworks that preceded it – chiefly the Government of India Acts of <strong>1919</strong> and <strong>1935</strong>. It examines the <strong>political philosophy</strong> underlying continuity and change from colony to republic, tracing how institutions, provisions, and ideologies were <strong>borrowed, reinterpreted, or transformed</strong>. The analysis finds that while India’s constitution-makers heavily <strong>borrowed institutional structures</strong> (federal scheme, executive, legislatures, etc.) from colonial acts, they imbued these with <strong>new democratic ideals</strong> – <em>popular sovereignty, fundamental rights, and social-revolutionary objectives</em> – that marked a decisive philosophical departure from imperial rule. Through a structured thematic review – from historical antecedents to debates in the Constituent Assembly – the paper demonstrates that the 1950 Constitution was <strong>both an improved evolution of prior frameworks and a profoundly original document in spirit</strong>. This nuanced understanding bridges the often polarized views of India’s founding charter as either “unoriginal” or “innovative,” showing it to be a <strong>hybrid product</strong> of continuity and change, pragmatism and idealism</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Original or Evolved- Indian Consitutation Chaturvedi, Varun indian Consituation Geopolitics Indian History <p><span>Was the <strong>Constitution of India (1950)</strong> a revolutionary new blueprint, or an evolutionary refinement of British colonial laws? This paper evaluates the originality of the Indian Constitution vis-à-vis the colonial constitutional frameworks that preceded it – chiefly the Government of India Acts of <strong>1919</strong> and <strong>1935</strong>. It examines the <strong>political philosophy</strong> underlying continuity and change from colony to republic, tracing how institutions, provisions, and ideologies were <strong>borrowed, reinterpreted, or transformed</strong>. The analysis finds that while India’s constitution-makers heavily <strong>borrowed institutional structures</strong> (federal scheme, executive, legislatures, etc.) from colonial acts, they imbued these with <strong>new democratic ideals</strong> – <em>popular sovereignty, fundamental rights, and social-revolutionary objectives</em> – that marked a decisive philosophical departure from imperial rule. Through a structured thematic review – from historical antecedents to debates in the Constituent Assembly – the paper demonstrates that the 1950 Constitution was <strong>both an improved evolution of prior frameworks and a profoundly original document in spirit</strong>. This nuanced understanding bridges the often polarized views of India’s founding charter as either “unoriginal” or “innovative,” showing it to be a <strong>hybrid product</strong> of continuity and change, pragmatism and idealism</span></p> |
| title | Original or Evolved- Indian Consitutation |
| topic | indian Consituation Geopolitics Indian History |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15696459 |