The Indian Preamble has been lauded by scholars, jurists, and statesmen for its depth and clarity:
| N.A. Palkhivala | Described it as the “identity card of the Constitution.”
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| Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer | Observed that it expresses “what we had thought or dreamt so long.” |
| Dr. K.M. Munshi | Called it the “horoscope of our Constitution.”
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| Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava | Extolled it as “the soul of the Constitution,” a “jewel set” within it, and “a proper yardstick” to measure its worth. |
| Sir Ernest Barker | Referred to it as the “key-note of the Constitution.”
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| Former CJI M. Hidayatullah | Considered it the soul of the Constitution, laying down the pattern of India’s political society.
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