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Preamble: Core Framework
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The Preamble is the introductory statement of the Constitution.
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It expresses the Constitution's basic philosophy, character and objectives.
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The American Constitution was the first to begin with a Preamble; India followed this practice.
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N.A. Palkhivala described the Preamble as the “identity card of the Constitution.”
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India's Preamble is based on the Objectives Resolution drafted and moved by Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Moved: 13 December 1946
- Adopted by the Constituent Assembly: 22 January 1947
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The Constitution, including the Preamble, was adopted on 26 November 1949.
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The Preamble has been amended only once — by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.