India’s Constitution: A promise of equality and protection for all

At the heart of the Constitution is the principle of equality. Article 14 explicitly guarantees that all citizens are equal before the law. When India gained independence in 1947, the country’s leaders faced a daunting challenge. How could they unite a nation of more than a billion people, belonging to different religions, languages, castes, and cultures under one common vision of justice and equality? The answer lay in the Constitution of India, adopted in 1950, which stands as one of the world’s most comprehensive and inclusive legal documents. The Indian Constitution does more than set up a framework of government.…

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