Indian constitution maker’s concern on social inequality.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 social inequality not a side issue → deepest threat to the new democracy
Route 2 society split by caste / religion / gender / economy → cannot sustain political freedom
Ambedkar: political democracy needs social democracy → equal in vote, unequal in life = contradiction → no nation without fraternity → Austin: Constitution as social document → Art 14 equality before law → Art 15 non-discrimination → Art 16 equal opportunity → Art 17 untouchability abolished → SC/ST reservations vs historical exclusion → DPSP → welfare order → universal adult franchise → equal voice
political equality secured on paper vs persisting social–economic inequality → the contradiction Ambedkar forced the makers to confront
Route 1 Santhanam: a social revolution → exit from medievalism of birth
Route 2 the concern shaped the Constitution’s moral core → equal status, justice, dignity for all
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
Making of the Indian Constitution — 9 questions in the Vault.
- Comment on the Objective Resolution of the Constituent Assembly in 150 words.
- Comment on the Constitutional morality in the Indian Constitution in 150 words.
- Imprint of the British Constitution on the Indian Constitution.
How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
The first session of Foundation 2027 is published in full.
Six programmes across three levels.