UJM 18104 – Indian Constitution

Lesson Plan

December British East India Company and the consolidation of the British 5/6/7 rule in India. The battles of Plassey and Buxar December The Indian Sepoy Mutiny and the so- called beginnings of the 10/11/12 Indian nationalist movement The last days of the British rule in India; the Indian Muslim December League; the Constituent Assembly and the drafting of the Indian 13/14/17/18 Constitution; the nuances of the constitution of India

Why was the drafting of the constitution difficult? The challenges faced by the framers and the impact of the Partition December of India; the cultural and the civilisational base of the Indian 19/20/21/26 constitution. The sources of the Indian constitution; the salient features; the significance of the Preamble; the basic structure of the Indian December constitution; the government of India Act of 1935 and its 27/28/31 relevance

January Secularism and judicial review; judicial activism 2,3,4 January The hanging of Yakub Memon for Mumbai blasts of 1993 and 7,8,9,10,11 the Judicial process Fundamental rights as enshrined in the Indian constitution; January freedom of speech and expression and the uses of this by the 18,21,22,23 media January Freedom of speech and expression versus slander. Rights versus 24,25 duties February Preventive detention; abolition of untouchability; prohibition of 1,4,5,6 child labor; right to life and personal liberty February Directive Principles of State Policy—its rationale, aims and 7,8,11 shortcomings February Abuse of Fundamental Rights; the Political Emergency of India 12,13,14 in 1975/ Discussion of landmark cases February The governing institutions of India; system of checks and 15,18,19 balances February Federalism and the changing relationship between the Centre 20,21,22,25 and the States. The Prime Minister and President of India/ Comparison between March 1,4,5 Presidential and Parliamentary systems of Government Executive/ Legislature and Judiciary— the issues of jurisdiction. March 6,7,8 The Courts in India and the United States March 11,12 New States in the Indian Union March 13,14 Globalisation and the changing face of Indian polity March Coalition politics and Centre-State relations; the stress on the 15,18 Indian political system?

Corruption and its impact on governance Mar-19 Terrorism, Fundamental Rights and Whither the Indian Mar-20 Constitution