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The Indian Constitution and its Salient FeaturesPosted on July 11, 2012 by snehalThe Constitution is considered to be the Law of the Land. The independence of e ery country isalso sy!boli"ed by the Constitution. The #ndian Constitution is a $Li in% Constitution& as it is

adapti e in nature and can be a!ended fro! ti!e to ti!e. The basic structure under which thepeople of a country ha e to be %o erned is laid down by the Constitution. The three or%ans of the%o ern!ent i.e. le%islature, e'ecuti e and the (udiciary are also established as per the rulesenshrined in the Constitution. The ri%hts and duties of all the citi"ens of #ndia are written in the#ndian Constitution.

Preamble of the Constitution:The Prea!ble introduces the Constitution by e'plainin% the ob(ecti es and the purpose withwhich the Constitution has been drafted. #n si!ple words, the Prea!ble is the !ain )ey that%uides you about the Constitution. The Prea!ble spea)s of all the ob(ecti es enshrined in theConstitution as follows*

The #ndian subcontinent is described as a +o erei%n +tate that is +ecular, +ocialist, ande!ocratic -epublic.

ll the citi"ens of #ndia are bestowed with certain ri%hts and duties that include social,econo!ical and political (ustice.

Liberty of thou%ht, e'pression, belief, faith and worship are so!e of the ri%hts pro ided inthe Prea!ble.

/ne of the hi%hli%htin% ri%ht %i en to all the citi"ens is of uality of status andopportunity.

raternity that assures di%nity of an indi idual3 li)ewise !aintains the unity and inte%rityof the nation is so!ethin% that spea)s about the ideals that an independent #ndia needs toachie e.

4ere are so!e of the +alient features of the #ndian Constitution*

1. Constitution of India is a written document: written Constitution has to be fra!ed ata %i en ti!e and can be adopted in the for! of a docu!ent in the later sta%e. #t too) about 2years 11 !onths and 15 days to fra!e the Constitution. /n 26 th 7o e!ber 1898 thedocu!ent was adopted and finally it was enforced on 26 th January 18:0. This is probably thereason why #ndian Constitution is considered to be the len%thiest one in the world. arlier theConstitution had ;8: rticles and 5 schedules.

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;. Federal Structure of Government: This !eans that there are two le els of