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Preamble of India

The soul of the Constitution โ€” declares India a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic

India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 1949 Fundamental Rights

Key Facts

  1. 1

    Adopted 26 November 1949; came into force 26 January 1950 (Republic Day)

  2. 2

    "Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic" โ€” Socialist and Secular added by 42nd Amendment (1976)

  3. 3

    "Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" โ€” key objectives of the Indian state; Ambedkar took Fraternity from French Revolution

โš–๏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

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Year

1949

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The soul of the Constitution โ€” declares India a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic