Below is the Preamble of the Constitution of India :
The exact text in the preamble is :
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY, of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, DO HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
Interesting Facts :
- The original 1950 constitution stated "unity of the Nation" and the words "and integrity" were added via the 42nd amendment during the Emergency in 1976
- The original 1950 constitution stated "SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC" and the words "SOCIALIST SECULAR" were added via the 42nd amendment during the Emergency in 1976
