Demand for pocket version of Constitution surges in aftermath of Lok Sabha battle
6 months, 1 week ago

Demand for pocket version of Constitution surges in aftermath of Lok Sabha battle

The Hindu  

Supreme Court senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan is glad that his idea of authoring a coat pocket edition of the Constitution of India in order to create awareness and generate interest in Constitutional laws is finally flourishing in circles beyond legal. The recent rise in sales of the coat pocket edition to some extent has been precipitated by the hullabaloo about Rahul Gandhi flaunting the book with the red black cover at his election campaigns last month and getting falsely accused by leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party of promoting the Chinese Constitution. Confirming this, the Congress national coordinator, K. Raju said the idea of Mr. Gandhi carrying a pocket-size Constitution to election rallies and also the post-result press conference is not merely symbolic. The idea of a small sized edition that would “fit easily in the coat pocket of lawyers” was pitched by Mr. Sankaranarayanan when he found an increasing number of young lawyers not clued in what the Constitutional laws were.

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Published by EBC, latest coat pocket edition of Constitution to hit market this week
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Published by EBC, latest coat pocket edition of Constitution to hit market this week

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: It was the symbol of this summer’s national election, and it almost became one of the inaugural sessions of the 18th Lok Sabha. Lucknow-based Eastern Book Company has designed and published the coat pocket edition of the Constitution During the campaign and over the past week in Parliament, enough representatives across parties have held up the distinctive red …

Sale of Constitution's copies increase amid INDIA bloc campaign: Report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Sale of Constitution's copies increase amid INDIA bloc campaign: Report

Hindustan Times  

A campaign by the INDIA bloc, using the Constitution as a symbol of protest, seems to have increased the sales of a small coat-pocket version of the Indian Constitution, according to a Times of India report. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders show copies of the Constitution of India {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The inaugural session of …

Sale of Constitution's copies increase amid INDIA bloc campaign: Report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Sale of Constitution's copies increase amid INDIA bloc campaign: Report

Hindustan Times  

A campaign by the INDIA bloc, using the Constitution as a symbol of protest, seems to have increased the sales of a small coat-pocket version of the Indian Constitution, according to a Times of India report. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders show copies of the Constitution of India The inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha …

More interest now in pocket version of Constitution, courtesy Rahul Gandhi
6 months, 1 week ago

More interest now in pocket version of Constitution, courtesy Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Measuring roughly 20 centimetres in length and nine centimetres in breadth, a leather-bound copy of the Constitution, which was frequently flashed by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi during the Lok Sabha elections has a deep Lucknow connection thanks to its publishers, who first printed it in 2009. And if publishers Eastern Book Company are to be believed, people have …

The Constitution, a surprise entrant in poll battlefield
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Constitution, a surprise entrant in poll battlefield

The Hindu  

The Chakkipat neighbourhood of Agra in Uttar Pradesh was adorned with flags of B.R. The proximate trigger was the BJP’s declaration of “400 paar” and remarks, by some leaders, early in the campaign, that total electoral domination in this election would empower the BJP to change the Constitution. Historian Rohit De’s book, A People’s Constitution, offers a powerful account of …

It will not be easy to draft Constitution today: Nariman in book
1 year, 2 months ago

It will not be easy to draft Constitution today: Nariman in book

Hindustan Times  

It won’t be easy to draft a new Constitution for India today, one of India’s most respected jurists Fali Nariman writes in his new book “ You Must Know Your Constitution”. In India—as in the rest of the world—all three are at a very low ebb today.’’ Jurist Fali Nariman’s comments come at a time when some right wing intellectuals …

A year-long campaign to make the Indian Constitution accessible to all
1 year, 10 months ago

A year-long campaign to make the Indian Constitution accessible to all

Live Mint  

There is something about reading the Preamble to children that makes even the most disillusioned feel a rush of hope. Moreover, you can demand accountability from political leaders, elected representatives, and government functionaries,” says Vinita Gursahani Singh, managing trustee of ‘We, The People Abhiyan’, an initiative focused on constitutional awareness and a key organiser of this campaign. By 2024, HDMS …

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