This Month in Constitution Making (May 1949): India Decides to Remain in the Commonwealth of Nations
Queen Elizabeth II with the Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth in 1960.
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On 16 May 1949, Jawaharlal Nehru, moved a motion...
Sir T. Madhava Rao’s 1874 Constitution for the Princely States: Is This India’s First Historical Constitution?
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You may have noticed from our earlier desk briefs, blog posts and pretty much all the writing on ConstitutionofIndia.net, that...
Sir T. Madhava Rao’s 1874 Constitution for the Princely States: Is This India’s First Historical Constitution?
Image credit: Wikipedia (public domain)
You may have noticed from our earlier desk briefs, blog posts and pretty much all the writing on ConstitutionofIndia.net, that...
The Influence of Dewey’s Ideas of Social Forces on B.R. Ambedkar
In recent times, we have seen an explosion of interest from scholars and writers in B.R. Ambedkar’s life. This is not only because of...
Founding of India’s Republic: Continuity or Departure from Civilisation?
Jawaharlal Nehru with the Sengol on 14 August 1947
On 27 May, during a ceremonial event in Delhi, the Prime Minister received a Sengol—a sceptre...
