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The children's Constitution

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March 22, 2025

It has been 75 years since the Constitution of India came into effect.

- CHINTAN GIRISH MODI

It has been 75 years since the Constitution of India came into effect. For people who participated in the freedom struggle to end British rule, and for those like myself who grew up learning about this foundational document of our nation's identity as a republic, it is a time to celebrate. But what must this occasion mean to Indians who are still in their childhood? How do they relate to this 75-year-old — as a beloved grandparent, an object of curiosity, or a fossil?

According to the National Education Policy (2020), published by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the education system aims at "producing engaged, productive, and contributing citizens for building an equitable, inclusive, and plural society as envisaged by our Constitution". Translating this goal from paper to practice is a challenging but worthwhile task, knowing how injustice, exclusion and sectarianism thrive in our society.

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