Search engine for Constituent Assembly debates in India

By

Vivek S.

– March 14, 2007Posted in: Governance, Human rights, India, Social Policy, Useful Links (by topics)

Constituent assembly had many interesting discussions that throw interesting light on India‘s Constitution

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India’s Constitution is far-sighted and among the most interesting Constitutions of the world. It was framed after extensive discussions at the Constituent assembly. These debates throw an interesting light on issues that led to the Constitution, the way it is. I have often wondered why certain provisions exist in a certain way and have turned to the debates in this assembly. To make it easy for me to search these debates, I have created a search engine using Google custom search engine and the transcripts of the debates provided by the Parliament of India. Since these are transcripts, it takes a longer time and some refined effort to find what we are looking for. I hope having a customised search engine will make this process easier.

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About Vivek S.

I work with the Liberation Technology Program at Stanford University. My interests are cosmopolitan and this blog will reflect many such interests. For more, click on "Me" above.

11 Comments

1. Meera Nanda

   Posted November 13, 2008 at 10:39 AM

   Thank you so much for creating this search engine. It has made my work so much simpler. I needed to consult the debates on secularism in the Constituent Assembly. I was despairing of how to find where to look.
   thanks again for doing this.

2. Adv. Siddhesh Kotwal

   Posted December 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM

   Thanks a lot for this search engine. Made it really easy to find debates on a specific point.
   thanks again.

3. AD

   Posted June 14, 2009 at 2:52 AM

   bahut achha kam kiya hai aapne. one of my student is going to submit his dissertation on ‘offences against national security in IPC,1860 in GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY, GORAKHPUR UP [east]. HIS WORK IS IN HINDI MEDIUM, WE WERE DESPERATE TO SEE CAD n u solved our problem. will u pl let me know ‘kon ho tum..’ let me see if i cd get u acknowledged in d dissertation if u respond to this it wd be our honour.

4. Brahmanyan

   Posted August 29, 2009 at 1:00 AM

   Thanks for providing this useful website for people like me who want to know what transpired in the Constituent Assembly in those days.

5. AMRIT

   Posted January 25, 2010 at 7:06 AM

   Its a great initiative.
   This will assist me as well as many,undoubtedly in gaining more and more insight into INDIAN framework of governance.

6. Prakash

   Posted February 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM

   Thanks Vivek. Thanks for putting it up in the public domain.
   Prakash

7. jayeniu

   Posted February 27, 2010 at 7:48 AM

   thank you so much for this! very helpful indeed.

8. P Radhakrishnan

   Posted July 14, 2010 at 6:46 PM

   A very useful website. I wish the Lok Sabha Secretariat undertakes a similar exercise so that instead of going through material under different links anybody can get the Constituent Assembly Debates in one place and the index will help them find what they want.

9. Madhumita Ray

   Posted October 22, 2010 at 6:06 AM

   thank you so much… this web engine is great. we train people on minority rights and I was looking for constituent assembly debates on it….. and you have really simplified my task.

10. Joseph Gathia

    Posted March 25, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Dear Vivek,
    Thank you for creating such a quick search engine.It is simply marvellous.By creating a search engine for the Constitution Assembly Debate you have done a great service not only to researchers but to all those who are interested in democracy in a multi-cultural society.
    The search engine is easy ,quick and clear.
    Once again thank you and all the best wishes for your emndeavour.
    Joseph Gathia
    Human Rights Activist ,writer and Media consultant

11. Mitra Sharafi

    Posted January 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Vivek,

    I have found your search engine simply invaluable in my research on Parsi legal history. It is so generous of you to have created this. Thank you from all of us who work on the history of law, and keep up the great work!

    Mitra Sharafi
    (University of Wisconsin Law School)