Constitution Day 2020: Remembering BR Ambedkar at Samvidhan Divas on November 26
New Delhi:
November 26 is a historic day for India. On this day in 1949, the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly and on January 26, 1950 it came into force. The Constitution declares India as a “sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic and to guarantee to all its citizens social, economic and political justice; freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; equality of status and of opportunities, and to promote brotherhood among all ensuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the nation. ” Before Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas, we remember BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian constitution. Constitution Day was first celebrated in 2015, when the government decided to mark the day as a tribute to BR Ambedkar.
Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas): 10 Inspirational Quotes from BR Ambedkar, Architect of the Indian Constitution
- “However good a constitution is, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will turn out to be bad. However bad a constitution is, if those who implement it are good, it will turn out to be good.”
- “If we want to maintain democracy not only in form, but also in deed, what should we do? The first thing we should do, in my opinion, is to hold on to constitutional methods to achieve our social and economic goals.”
- “Political democracy cannot last unless it is at the base of … social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life that recognizes freedom, equality and fraternity as principles of life …”
- “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress that women have made”
- The Constitution can only provide the organs of the State such as the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial. The factors on which the functioning of these organs of the State depend are the people and the political parties that will constitute their instruments to carry out their wishes and their policies.
- “A great man differs from an eminent one in that he is willing to be the servant of society”
- “As long as you do not achieve social freedom, any freedom that the law grants you will be of no use to you”
- “Democracy is not simply a form of government. It is primarily an associated way of life, of jointly communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence for others.”
- “I like the religion that teaches freedom, equality and fraternity”
- “We are Indians, first and last”
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