The Preamble Needs a Purge

India is not a political project. It’s a civilization.

INTRODUCTION: Two Words That Don’t Belong

In 1976, under the shadow of Emergency, two alien words were forcibly inserted into the soul of India’s Constitution:

“Secular” and “Socialist.”

They weren’t part of the original preamble.They weren’t part of the Constituent Assembly debates.They were political implants in a document meant to define a civilizational continuity — not a temporary ideology.

And today, they no longer serve clarity. They serve confusion.

THE ORIGINAL VISION: NO LABELS REQUIRED

When India adopted its Constitution in 1950, the idea of religious neutrality and social justice were embedded through values, not labels.

India didn’t call itself secular — it behaved like one. India didn’t call itself socialist — it prioritized equity through institutions, not slogans.

Because India — unlike Europe — didn’t emerge from religious wars or class revolutions.

It emerged from a spiritual culture of Dharma and a civilizational memory of coexistence.

🕉️ 1. WHY “SECULAR” IS UNNECESSARY — AND REDUNDANT

Secularism was Europe’s reaction to theocracy.

But India was never theocratic. It never had:

• A central church

• A single scripture

• A class of religious overlords

Sanatan Dharma allowed for atheism, pluralism, and dissent long before the West discovered tolerance.

When the word secular was inserted in 1976, it didn’t secure minorities — it colonized India’s spiritual diversity with a Western framework.

We went from Dharma to doctrine. From coexistence to compartmentalization.

⚙️ 2. WHY “SOCIALIST” IS DEAD — AND SHOULD BE BURIED

Indira Gandhi inserted “socialist” to signal allegiance to Soviet-style statism during the Cold War — not as a reflection of Indian economic thinking.

But since 1991:

• India has embraced free markets

• Private capital drives growth

• PSUs have been disinvested

• Wealth creators are celebrated

The Constitution still says “socialist,” but India isn’t living by that word anymore.

It’s like calling a Formula One car a bullock cart just because it used to be one.

3. A CIVILIZATIONAL STATE NEEDS NO IMPORTED LABELS

India is not a Western-style republic built on ideology.It is a civilizational state — defined by:

• Dharma – Righteous action based on context

• Plurality – Built-in, not state-mandated

• Cultural federalism – Diversity by design, not decree

• Continuity – From Vedas to Parliament, not monarchy to revolution

Inserting “secular” and “socialist” is like painting Sanskrit on a European cathedral — it’s forced. And it doesn’t belong.

 4. TIME TO RESTORE THE SOUL

Words matter. Especially in the preamble — the soul of the Constitution.

If “secular” and “socialist” were truly embedded in Indian DNA, we wouldn’t need to say them.The very need to insert them proves they didn’t belong.

India doesn’t need foreign categories to prove its fairness or equity.It needs civilizational clarity. And that clarity starts with editing out what was never part of us to begin with.

FINAL TAKE: REMOVE THE WORDS. KEEP THE SPIRIT.

India doesn’t need to say it’s secular.It just needs to remember it’s Sanatani.

India doesn’t need to swear by socialism.It just needs to practice just economics.

The Constitution should reflect India’s eternal truths, not emergency-era insecurities.

Let Dharma be the compass.Let clarity replace confusion.Let the preamble breathe again.