The Constitution of India is one of the most enlightened foundational laws in the world; guaranteeing the same fundamental and inalienable rights to all citizens - regardless of their birth, gender, status, ethnicity, religion or any other consideration - including the most progressive one of universal adult suffrage. The Constitution enshrined the principle that all the people of India are all equal partners in the democratic process. A foremost jurist and a leading public intellectual discuss the brilliance, pertinence and importance of the Indian Constitution.