Our Constitution

Preamble of India

WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR
      DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all Its citizens:

JUSTICE, Social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity and to promote among them all;

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and Integrity of the Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUTION ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT

      AND

GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

Constitution India

Part IV A (articles 51 A)
Fundamental Duties

Fundamental Duties-It shall be the duty of every citizen of India:

to abide by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National flag and the National Anthem;

to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;

to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;

to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;

to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending
      religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce Practices derogatory to the dignity of      women;

to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife, and to have compassion
     for living creatures;

to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;

to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;

to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individuals and collective activity so that the nation constantly
      rises to higher levels of endeavor and achievement;

who is parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward
      between the age of six and fourteen years;