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Pratap bhanu mehta born 1967 is an indian academic. He was the president of the centre for policy research, a new delhibased think. Examines the history, development, and impact of the indian constitution. We revere gandhi but didnt know what to do with him till 1930s january 31, 2020 7. This book explores the historical commitment to the idea of constitutionalism and how the framers understood indias constitutional project. It begins with an overview of the concept of constitutional morality as it relates to the indian constitution, along with the cosmopolitan character of indian constitutionalism. The phrase constitutional morality has, of late, begun to be widely used.
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