About the Book: Our Living Constitution: A Concise Introduction and Commentary
The Constitution of India is of paramount importance to every Indian. It bestows
fundamental rights on all citizens, speaks in their name, charges those it
empowers to protect these rights, and seeks to shield the people from abusers of
power and privilege. It creates the basic framework of our democracy, including
the three main organs of the state?the legislature, the executive, and the
judiciary. The Constitution defines their powers, delimits their jurisdictions,
demarcates their responsibilities, and regulates their relationships with one
another, and with the people. It privileges an idea of India that transcends
religious, ethnic,