Written by Ravindra Garimella and Shristi Srivastava

The 76th anniversary of the Constitution of India is round the corner. A lot of interest has been re-generated in constitutional values and Indian Constitution’s special features. Federation is one among these.

The Indian Federation has its own uniqueness — more unitary than federal, but federal nevertheless. It will be of interest to note the nature of federation in India.

The Constituent Assembly was deliberating upon the framing of Constitution way before state reorganisation took place. The primary concern of the members of the Constituent Assembly was to have provisions to maintain and sustain the country’s unity while retaining federal structure.

On January 26, 1950, when the Constitution came into force, India was not only t

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