The Soul Of India: Our Constitution

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Today, we celebrate our Constitution Day — the day our Constitution was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949. This moment set our nation in motion as a true democracy.
But a question stirs in my mind —
Yes the Constitution was adopted, but have we, the people, actually accepted it in our hearts?
Honestly? No. Not even close.

Ours is a diverse nation — like a bouquet of colourful flowers — different languages, religions, and cultures, but UNITED, NOT DIVIDED.
What binds us with love and harmony is our Constitution.
I strongly believe that the soul of our Constitution is LOVE. But this very foundation has been consistently attacked by divisive forces. India has witnessed drastic changes. The inclusive character of our country is being eroded by communal and fascist elements who want to turn India into a nation of one idea, one language, and one religion — all to establish supremacy and suppress others. While paying lip service to the Constitution on national occasions, these forces are insidiously weakening its core principles, doing grave disservice to our nation.

I am not saying these forces appeared recently — absolutely not. They have existed for centuries. They once dominated India, created deep divisions, and justified everything through the Manusmriti and practices that were utterly inhuman and an assault on human dignity. These regressive ideas were powerfully challenged by great reformers and thinkers who spent their lives fighting it, burning it down with everything they had.
Our Constitution was the strongest and most decisive blow against these divisive forces. It gave us the vision of a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic, guaranteeing justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity to all its citizens. The Constitution does not speak of hatred; it speaks only of love — of uniting people, ending discrimination, granting rights, and creating a harmonious democratic structure.

Yet, in recent years, we have seen a sharp rise in communal forces, a phase marked by hatred, violence, intolerance, extremism, hate speeches, lynchings, riots, discrimination, polarisation, divisive politics, and atrocities. Dalits, Adivasis, religious minorities especially Muslims and Christians and other marginalised communities have been targeted and treated as outcasts. Numerous cases of atrocities have been reported, and many more go unreported.
These elements keep testing the water by throwing provocative statements like —
• “We will change the Constitution”

• “We need a new Constitution”

• “We need a Hindu Rashtra”

• “India shouldn’t remain secular”

and so on.
They observe how people react, hoping that one day they can arbitrarily subvert the Constitution without any protest. Many people, blinded by religion and hero worship of communal political leaders, fail to understand this and end up supporting them unknowingly.

What does ‘Changing the Constitution’ really mean?
It does not only mean amending the Constitution against its basic structure. It also means making laws against the Constitution, committing acts or omissions that violate the Constitution, hijacking independent constitutional bodies, weakening institutions, and erasing the conscience of the people.

In the past few years, under the tenure of PM Narendra Modi Ji, we have witnessed:
• Discrimination and ill-treatment of Dalits and Adivasis

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• Harassment of minorities — Muslims and Christians

• People who spoke up being labelled 'anti-national'

• Institutions being captured and used against opposition leaders

• Propaganda of “one nation, one language, one election, one religion”

• Scholars being jailed

• Ministers running away from accountability

• The highest offices running communal propaganda

• Elections becoming unfair and compromised

Recently, when the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi Ji, exposed election fraud — Vote Chori, the Election Commission responded with ludicrous and laughable explanations and took no action.

No wonder the Chief Architect of our Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Ji, said:

“However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.”

As I said earlier, the sole of our Constitution is LOVE. Whoever carries love for others in their heart is a true follower of our Constitution.
Our Constitution is not just a document adopted in 1949; it is the outcome of centuries of ideas, struggles, and moral courage. It carries the spirit of those who fought for justice, equality, and human dignity. The Buddha, Mahavir, Guru Nanak, Emperor Ashoka, Kabir, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Phule, Savitribai Phule, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Periyar, Bhagat Singh, Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and many others, through their collective wisdom, shaped the very foundation of modern India.
The Constitution belongs to every Indian who has ever dreamed of a truly just India.
Today, the Constitution does not merely ask to be celebrated — it asks to be protected. It asks us to choose love over hate, courage over silence, and unity over division. The strength of India lies in its diversity and our duty is to preserve it.
Let us come together to defend our Constitution and nurture love.
Happy Constitution Day!

Long live our Constitution!