55 YEARS OF THE CONSTITUTION MAKING AND THE ROLE OF DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR

Key Points

Lecture Summary

• Dr. Narendra Damodar Jadhav explained that India's Constitution was shaped by a long reform journey from 1895 to 1950, not only by the Constituent Assembly period from 1946 to 1950.
• The lecture traced two parallel streams of constitutional reform: one led by British rulers and another advanced by Indian leaders, which came together with the formation of the Constituent Assembly in 1946.
• Dr. Jadhav highlighted that there were several major attempts to write the Constitution, and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was a central figure in most of those efforts.
• Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, presided over the programme and reflected on the Constitution as a framework for governance and social relations.
• The programme was held on 1st March 2025 at A. V. College, Domalguda, Hyderabad.
• The programme was attended by public representatives and dignitaries, including Chevella MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy.