Srinagar, June 25 -- Fifty years since the imposition of Emergency, the nation continues to reflect upon this period which is remembered as one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history. The objective of observance of closing ceremony of the national commemoration of Samvidhan Hatya Diwas - Long Live Democracy (Loktantra Amar Rahe) - is not merely to remember history, but to reflect on the enduring values that sustain our Republic.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar once remarked:

"The Constitution is not a mere lawyer's document; it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age."

Few statements capture the essence of our constitutional journey more powerfully than these words. The Constitution is not simply a legal f...