tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post2259998794222632086..comments2024-02-16T12:35:50.497+05:30Comments on My Take: History behind the drafting of Constitution of IndiaArun.N.M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-935174565406391192014-06-01T13:13:07.591+05:302014-06-01T13:13:07.591+05:30TO me, "feel that it is workable, it is flexi...TO me, "feel that it is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peace time and in war time. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution,the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution. What we will have to say is, that Man was vile. Sir, I move", has been the most remarkable P.S that alerts us to the fact that dont blame any one but yourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-79653895938658109092014-02-09T01:30:47.517+05:302014-02-09T01:30:47.517+05:30Constituent assembly BY MONMOHAN DAS ON HIS VIEWS ... Constituent assembly BY MONMOHAN DAS ON HIS VIEWS ON VILLAGES'"" <br />I beg to utter a few words of caution to all honourable <br />friends who are so enthusiastic protagonists of the Village <br />Panchayat System. Unless and until our village people are <br />educated, unless and until they become politically conscious, <br />unless they become conscious of their civic rights and <br />responsibilities, and unless they become conscious of their <br />rights and privileges, this Village Panchayat System will do more <br />harm than good. I know that I am inviting serious harm upon <br />myself when I say that the Village Panchayat System has been <br />there and was there for centuries and centuries. How much has <br />it contributed to the welfare of our country, how much has it <br />contributed to our social, political and economic uplift? If this <br />system is introduced before our village people are properly <br />educated, then I think the local influential classes will absorb to <br />themselves all the powers and privileges that will be given by the <br />Panchayat System and they will utilise it for their selfish <br />motives. This system will enable the village zamindars, the <br />village talukdars, the mahajans and the money-lending classes <br />to rob, to exploit the less cultured, the less educated, poorer <br />classes of the villages. Neeraj singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247850689688961138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-46429009009407199412013-08-07T23:41:34.675+05:302013-08-07T23:41:34.675+05:30Very very informative. Every indian should read th...Very very informative. Every indian should read thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-1391103584160945672013-03-11T21:08:54.788+05:302013-03-11T21:08:54.788+05:30highly informative. basically the constitution in ...highly informative. basically the constitution in it's preamble speaks everything...what the constitution is ! preamble is giving the basic idea about the constitution.preamble,,if is understood...than it shall be a good attempt again to go deeper in-side to the constitution of india.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439731587281413702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-54317378032877322412013-02-23T00:13:04.751+05:302013-02-23T00:13:04.751+05:30informative..informative..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-21135198702270420412011-07-20T19:38:27.734+05:302011-07-20T19:38:27.734+05:30I approve as a whole what an Anonymous has to say....I approve as a whole what an Anonymous has to say. I copy him here-Any democracy should have its constitution approved by the people-- in the form of referendums.The Indian constitution was not put for a referendum.The basic tenet here is that democracy cannot be imposed.If it is not put for a referendum it falls short of adoption by free will.People have been saying that in the republican form of government /parliamentary system /westminster no referendums can be held. But before approving such a constitution was it not essential to put it for a public referendum? More and more people are thinking of power back to people even in republics in the form of referendums .As happened recently in N Deal.Otherwise citizens do not have any power in the democracy except to vote and then for another five years doing nothingAvay Kumar Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387347567684318795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-17175495323027034152009-04-23T23:20:00.000+05:302009-04-23T23:20:00.000+05:30Anonymous,you have some valid points here.Even if ...Anonymous,you have some valid points here.Even if there were many logistical problems for conducting a referendum at that point of history,it could have been done later.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-73998800270698221052009-04-18T03:04:00.000+05:302009-04-18T03:04:00.000+05:30Any democracy should have its constitution approve...Any democracy should have its constitution approved by the people-- in the form of referendums.The Indian constitution was not put for a referendum.The basic tenet here is that democracy cannot be imposed.If it is not put for a referendum it falls short of adoption by free will.People have been saying that in the republican form of government /parliamentary system /westminster no referendums can be held. But before approving such a constitution was it not essential to put it for a public referendum? More and more people are thinking of power back to people even in republics in the form of referendums .As happened recently in N Deal.Otherwise citizens do not have any power in the democracy except to vote and then for another five years doing nothingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-45561186674296968582009-01-30T00:19:00.000+05:302009-01-30T00:19:00.000+05:30KPJ, Thank you for the nice words.I feel Ambedkar ...KPJ, Thank you for the nice words.<BR/>I feel Ambedkar and the Constituent Assembly was right in choosing Parliamentary System for such an ethno-linguistically diverse Country as ours. A Presidential System with an unresponsive executive might have resulted in disintegration of India, as it cannot fulfill the sub nationalist aspirations of different States. At the time of framing of the Constitution Indian Union was just a fragile concept. So they were more concerned about the Stability and integrity of the Country than stability of Government in Parliament.<BR/> About Village republics Ambedkar was clearly ridiculing some of Gandhiji's ideas. By that time in History [1940s] I believe that Ambedkar's was the more rational and practical voice.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-4537788549963433012009-01-30T00:04:00.001+05:302009-01-30T00:04:00.001+05:30Nimmy, oh thank you so much for the award.Nimmy, oh thank you so much for the award.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-8316114432087636332009-01-30T00:04:00.000+05:302009-01-30T00:04:00.000+05:30Pradeep,thank you for the comment.Pradeep,thank you for the comment.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-55257206485065613312009-01-29T14:16:00.000+05:302009-01-29T14:16:00.000+05:30am amazed at your commitment.i ffound the Q & ...am amazed at your commitment.<BR/><BR/>i ffound the Q & A session very informative.<BR/><BR/>what i have always felt abour our cnstitution:<BR/><BR/>1.India would have been better off with the presidential system.it's the dependency of the executive for its survival upon a majority in the parliamemnt that has opened the door wide to the entry of corruption in our system. equally important-an assured stable govt. for 5 years will make governance more effective. <BR/><BR/>2.'What is the village but a sink of localism, a den of ignorance, narrow-mindedness and communalism?'<BR/>this is where his views clashed with gandhi's.much can be said on both sides, but i am with gandhi - tho not all the way. decentralisation of certain functions but a strong centre would have been ideal.<BR/><BR/>but yes. amazing. our constitution is a master piece which has factored in all the ground realities of a pluralistic society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-42221585335582928812009-01-28T19:01:00.000+05:302009-01-28T19:01:00.000+05:30Please pick your award :)Please pick your award :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-90063018138421390552009-01-28T01:49:00.000+05:302009-01-28T01:49:00.000+05:30Very informative. Glad someone like you put this u...Very informative. Glad someone like you put this up..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-26676672792169532932009-01-27T23:25:00.000+05:302009-01-27T23:25:00.000+05:30Shilpa,Hitchwriter,thank you for the commentsShilpa,Hitchwriter,thank you for the commentsArun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-42166932865944669232009-01-27T23:23:00.000+05:302009-01-27T23:23:00.000+05:30IHM,It was an amazing learning experience when I w...IHM,It was an amazing learning experience when I went thru the speeches made in the Constituent Assembly especially that of Dr Ambedkar.As he predicted things are going wrong because of faulty implementation of the provisions of the Constitution.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-65884886456259073722009-01-27T23:20:00.000+05:302009-01-27T23:20:00.000+05:30Vally, best country in the world??? no but we have...Vally, best country in the world??? no but we have the potential to be one of the best if we could cut down all these fascist forces like those we saw in Manglore.Arun.N.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255908292437790693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-88825283238215318172009-01-27T14:32:00.000+05:302009-01-27T14:32:00.000+05:30Thats a lot of things I didnt know bout... Thanks ...Thats a lot of things I didnt know bout... <BR/><BR/>Thanks !hitch writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533278513292989066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-48041017432758024602009-01-27T13:02:00.000+05:302009-01-27T13:02:00.000+05:30Interesting and informative. :-)Interesting and informative. :-)Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356875287487728087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-8252656090960640312009-01-27T10:46:00.000+05:302009-01-27T10:46:00.000+05:30Yes our constitution is truly special but then we ...Yes our constitution is truly special but then we Indians are truly unique. I think We are the citizens of the best country in the world.Vallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599501316581784714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482064654402855982.post-18743143432507546272009-01-27T06:39:00.000+05:302009-01-27T06:39:00.000+05:30Thank You! This was informative!And I really appre...Thank You! This was informative!<BR/><BR/>And I really appreciate the last part where you have included what Dr Ambedkar said in response to some questions I hear even today!!!<BR/><BR/>Aren't we so lucky!!<BR/>Despite everything wrong that is happening - and there is so much - I still feel this Constitution is an eternal silver lining, something I am forever grateful to.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.com