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Who has authored 'Gandhian Constitution for Free India'?1. Aruna Asaf Ali2. Achyut Patwardhan3. Shriman Narayan Agarwal4. Humayun Kabir

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shriman Narayan Agarwal
  • The Gandhian Constitution of Free India was published in 1946.
  • Shriman Narayan Agarwal, a Gandhian economist, drafted it based on Gandhi’s ideas.
  • Gandhi wrote a foreword to the document in which he said that the constitution was “based on his study of my writings” and is not “inconsistent with what I would like to stand for.’
  • The Gandhian Constitution was a 60-page document divided into 22 chapters that included ‘Basic Principles’, ‘Fundamental Rights and Duties’, ‘Provincial Government’, ‘Central Government’, and the ‘Judiciary’.
  • It was mostly descriptive and explanatory, though some parts are written in a legalistic style in the form of draft clauses.


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