Shimla: Centre for Parliamentary Studies (CPS) in collaboration with the Centre for Comparative Public Law (CCPL) of Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla celebrated the Constitution Day on November 25 here today.
The theme of the celebrations was, “the Constitution of India: A Living Document”. The event was organized via Cisco WebEx online platform. Vice-Chancellor HPNLU, Prof. Nishtha Jaswal presided over the event.
Prof. T V Subba Rao, Professor Emeritus, VIPS, New Delhi, keynote speaker underscored the need for each and every citizen of the country to understand the context and relevance and the prowess of the Constitution in historical perspective. Prof Rao highlighted the role of various leaders and especially Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar while drafting of the Constitution.
He also highlighted the need for discussion on Constitutionalism as promoted by the Constitution of India in academia and how the same helps in the promotion of the spirit of the Constitution. He said Constitutionalism is the antithesis to despotism.
In the event an online pledge was also administered to the participants.
The CPS had conducted a slogan writing contest on the theme Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav. Anubhav Sharma and Akshita Kothari, first year students were adjudged first and second in the slogan writing competition respectively.
The programme was coordinated by Ms. Sarita, Assistant Professor of Law, HPNLU. The program ended with the vote of thanks by Prof. S.S Jaswal, Director CPS and Registrar, HPNLU, Shimla.
