Our goal-Swaraj

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

PREAMBLE

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India
into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and
to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;

and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and
integrity of the Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of
November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO
OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

Today is Independence Day and also the birthday of Sri Aurobindo,one of the greatest men of all times.

The Constitution of India is the Dharma of the nation.It envisages a society where the power to decide all issues is vested in the people of India.The Constitution is a blend of the East and West.The ideals of democracy,individual liberty and dignity,freedom of expression and faith and social justice are based on western thought and culture while tolerance,mutual understanding,equality and duty are based on Eastern philosophies.

India,since times immemorial,has always given more importance to spiritual issues rather than temporal matters.The Indus Valley Civilisation is the foundation of our culture.In ancient times the Rishi was considered to be the custodian of the Dharma and the king would act in accordance with his advice. The Monarch's role was limited to being the pater familias. In times of aggression or war it was his responsibility to lead the army against the aggressor.He had very little role to play in local matters and the people had the authority to decide all issues pertaining to their well-being.Every village or district was unique in terms of its culture and economy.It was during this period that India rose to its supreme height in cultural,spiritual and material terms. The later period right from the Gupta Empire to the Mughals,while preserving the ancient spirit,was a gradual decline and culminated in the British rule.

Today India with its teeming millions is grappling with issues of poverty,malnutrition,law and order,illiteracy,gender violence and governance.Though the British rule and the subsequent governments in India have adopted an alien culture,India's

 ancient spirit is still intact and lives in the minds and hearts of the common people.

The time has now come for the Indian people to assert themselves and to build a society which will be a role model for the world.