Dehradun, July 29 -- There is a growing tendency to talk of the Indian Constitution as a 'holy' book that contains all the truths and answers on how the nation is to be run. This approach overlooks the fact that it is a document that the people have given unto themselves and is open to amendment. Indeed, it has been amended over a hundred times. There is a SC judgement that the basic structure cannot be tampered with, but the preamble that lays down the purpose of the constitution has had words introduced into it without even the formality of parliamentary endorsement.
In similar vein, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar is venerated almost as a prophet who revealed this holy book to the nation. This grossly overlooks the fact that there was an entire con...