The study of political philosophy

Indian Constitution begins with a Preamble. The Preamble serves the purpose of a window through which we peep into the intentions of the makers of the constitution. In fact, the Preamble is a summary of the objectives and basic philosophy of the constitution. The basic philosophy of the Indian Constitution is as follows:

1. People are the source of Authority: The Preamble expresses in a very clear language that people are the ultimate source of all authority. It is the people who have adopted and enacted the constitution. The constitution originates from the people of India and is promulgated in the name of the people of India.
2. Socialist State: By 42nd Amendment the word ‘Socialist’ is inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution. The government is committed to socialism.
3. Secularism: Indian Constitution is based on the philosophy of secularism. India is a Secular State. All citizens enjoy the freedom of religion and there is no official religion of the state.
4. Democratic Principles: All democratic principles are adopted in the Indian Constitution.
5. Justice: The basic philosophy of the Constitution is that all the citizens of India should get justice in every sphere of life. In the preamble, the idea of achieving social, economic and political justice for all citizens has been mentioned. To achieve social, economic, and political justice provisions have been made in the Constitution.
6. Liberty: Indian Constitution is based on the philosophy of freedom. The citizens of India have been guaranteed a number of freedoms by the Constitution. Some of the very important freedoms such as freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of belief and worship, etc., are mentioned in the preamble.