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@article{204837,
        author = {Lt Dr Shajimon I J},
        title = {A Critical Reading of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {4251-4253},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=204837},
        abstract = {The Indian Constitution  It is the legal manifesto of independent India. It is the moral and legal binding force behind the myriad and perplexing complexities of India's centuries-old socio-cultural life. The constitution maintains the integrity of multiculturalism and plurality. The preamble of the Indian Constitution is the most vocal declaration of the unity in diversity. The very first line of the constitution begins with the word “We the people of India”, which indicates that the Indian constitution derives its power and authority from the people rather than any celestial bodies living in some unknown, faraway heavenly places. The constitution is fundamentally rooted in the strength and unity of the population. Inclusion and plurality are the two inherent basic values of the Indian Constitution. The present article examines the foundational principles of the Indian Constitution enshrined in the Preamble, with the intention of critically addressing the construction of a theocratic state upon a fabricated religious majority.},
        keywords = {Preamble, Constitutional Morality, Rights, Fraternity},
        month = {June},
        }