When one says that India is a Democratic Republic, what does that actually mean? Do both the words ‘Democratic’ and ‘Republic’ have same meaning? The answer is a big ‘No’. When we say that a State is Democratic, it means that the governance of the State is done by the people, as the leader of the government is elected through public Elections. And when we say that a State is Republic, it means that the head of the State is also elected. For India, the Prime Minister and The President are elected by election process. Thus, we celebrate Republic Day on the day when we enforced the Constitution in India. Constitution of India acts a guide which enables us to know the best forms and ways to govern the country and the people of India. The very fact that the Constitution of the Indian Republic is the product not of a political revolution but of the research and deliberations of a body of...