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    The document summarizes a book review of "The Indian Constitution - Cornerstone of a Nation" by Granville Austin. It discusses how the Constituent Assembly drafted the Indian Constitution between 1946-1949, creating a document that enshrined both social ideals and an administrative framework. The Constitution embodied the Assembly's desire for social and economic revolution through its Directive Principles. It established the three pillars of government - the executive, legislative, and judiciary. Federalism and its distribution of powers between the central and state governments was also a key consideration. The Assembly was able to draft the Constitution through a spirit of unity and consensus, creating a mature democratic system of self-governance.

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    CONSTITUTIONAL PHILOSOPHIES

    SYNOPSIS OF BOOK REVIEW


    THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION - CORNERSTONE OF A NATION

    by Granville Austin
    By Sunny Suman B.A,LL.B(H)

    The constituent Assembly, brought into being by the will of the Indian People and in the last scene of the
    last acts with the help of the British, drafted a Constitution of India in the years from December 1946 to
    December 1949.They were at last to shape their own destiny, to pursue their long-proclaimed aims and
    aspirations, and to create the national institutions that would facilitate the fulfillment of these aims.
    The Indian Constitution is then a document in which provisions expressing general principles and
    humanitarian sentiments. The Constitution, embodies the Assemblys desire for a social and economic
    revolution through the Directive Principles of State Policy.

    Formation of Constituent Assembly


    a) The assembly, the congress, and the country
    b) Leadership and decision-making
    c) Nations Ideals- Unity, Integrity, Democratic and Equitable society

    Social Revolution and its Impact

    Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy


    a) Growth from 1895-1947
    b) Fundamental rights and Wrongs
    c) Property, Liberty, Adult suffrage and Preventive Detention

    Three Pillars of Indian Constitution


    a) The Executive- Strength with Democracy
    b) The Legislative- Unity through popular government
    c) The Judiciary- Justice and Equality in a Democratic state

    Federalism- The Amicable Union


    a) Distribution of powers
    b) Distribution of revenues
    c) Division of powers
    d) Drafting the financial provisions

    Federalism and Princely States


    a) National planning
    b) Issues related to languages of State and provinces
    c) Constitution Extending to Princely States

    Language And The Constitution


    Amendment The Flexible Federation
    Conclusion
    a) Successful Constitution
    b) Criticism of The Constitution
    c) The Principle of Accomodation

    The Constituent Assembly was able to draft a Constitution that was both a declaration of social intent and
    intricate administrative blueprint of the extraordinary sense of Unity among the members. The members
    disagreed hardly at all about they sought and only slightly about the means for achieving them, although
    several issues did produce deep dissension.
    The Indians sense of their rich cultural heritage, their record of professional achievement in the arts and
    sciences of the modern world, and their faith in their ability to govern themselves, combined to give them a
    national maturity that allowed a reasoned approach to the creation and working of government. The ideal of
    consensus is the most democratic of standards. The ideal of non-violent, non-coercive self-rule, also strongly
    established in India, is equally so. Equipped with the basic qualifications, attitudes and experience for
    creating and working a democratic constitution, Indians did not default their tryst with destiny.

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