{"id":1110,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/the-constitution-makers-faced-the-great-task-of-forging-a-common-upsc-psir-2021-1705\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:54","slug":"the-constitution-makers-faced-the-great-task-of-forging-a-common-upsc-psir-2021-1705","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-constitution-makers-faced-the-great-task-of-forging-a-common-upsc-psir-2021-1705\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Constitution makers faced the great task of forging a common national identity in the face of unparalleled social and cultural diversity in India.\u201d Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> diversity unmatched at once (language, religion, caste, tribe, region) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Partition + violence + 500+ princely states <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> fear of fragmentation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> identity a \u201cgreat task\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> stake: unity by accommodation, not uniformity<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> makers\u2019 real choice: crush difference or constitutionalise it <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> they chose a plural, constitutional identity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> diversity made the basis, not the enemy, of unity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>shared constitutional values = common ground <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Preamble values + Arts 14\u201318 (equality) + Art 17 (untouchability abolished) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> one equal civic identity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> diversity protected directly <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Arts 29\u201330 (minorities) + Fifth\/Sixth Schedules (tribal) + linguistic reorganisation (regional) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> federalism binds both (Union \/ States \/ local)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>fear that unparalleled diversity threatens unity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> answered by <b class=\"pq-sc\">Manor<\/b>: cross-cutting heterogeneity (caste, class, sub-region) strengthens rather than weakens unity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> identity forged was plural and constitutional, not uniform or coercive<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> unity by accommodation, not assimilation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> diversity turned into unity\u2019s strength<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[58],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1110","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-making-of-the-indian-constitution","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4704,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1110\/revisions\/4704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1110"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1110"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1110"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}