Dr. Ambedkar and Drafting of Indian Constitution: A ‘See Through’ into the Making of a Masterpiece from the Eyes of its Architect

Abstract

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the capacity of the chairman of the drafting committee of Indian constitution had made a very significant contribution to give the Indian Constitution the shape and form as it has today. In this paper it is argued that all the modern principles inculcated in the Indian constitution are materialization of Ambedkars modern thoughts on Governance and Democracy. The paper also argues that owing to his social bent of thought, only Dr. Ambedkar could have done justice to the concept of ‘Social Democracy’, which is a very important and distinguishing facet of the Indian Constitution. This is so, as he was not just a jurist but also a social reformer. The Articles of the Indian constitution for the inclusion of which, Dr. Ambedkar had to plunge in and convince other members of the constituent assembly are emphasized and discussed. In conclusion it is remarked that the greatest gift of Dr. Ambedkar was not only the constitution itself but also his philosophy of constitutionalism.

Keywords: Ambedkar, Indian Constitution, Democracy, Reservation, Caste.