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โ๏ธ Fundamental Rights
Preamble of India
The soul of the Constitution โ declares India a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1949 Fundamental Rights
Key Facts
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Adopted 26 November 1949; came into force 26 January 1950 (Republic Day)
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"Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic" โ Socialist and Secular added by 42nd Amendment (1976)
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"Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" โ key objectives of the Indian state; Ambedkar took Fraternity from French Revolution
โ๏ธ Did you know? "We the People of India" โ B.R. Ambedkar called the Preamble the "horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic"
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Fundamental Rights
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year
1949
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The soul of the Constitution โ declares India a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic