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From Rajadharma to Constitutional Morality: Historical Roots of Indian Democratic Ethos

Author(s) Mr. Aumkar Pattanaik
Country India
Abstract This study examines the historical evolution of Indian political tradition from the normative doctrine of Rajadharma to the modern constitutional principle of constitutional morality. It challenges the widely held assumption that Indian democracy is merely a colonial transplant by arguing that ethical governance
traditions embedded in ancient and medieval political thought shaped India's democratic imagination. Using a qualitative historical-analative methodology, the study draws upon classical political treatises, ancient political traditions, epics, medieval statecraft practices, colonial constitutional developments, and Constituent Assembly debates. The paper demonstrates that while constitutional morality marks a decisive institutional transformation-particularly in its commitment to egalitarian citizenship and popular sovereignty-it also
retains core normative continuities with Rajadharma, including ethical restraint, welfare orientation, and accountability. However, it simultaneously rejects hierarchical social ordering inherent in earlier traditions. The study concludes that Indian democratic ethos is historically layered rather than civilizationally ruptured, representing a complex synthesis of indigenous political ethics and modern
constitutional liberalism. The findings contribute to interdisciplinary debates in political theory, history, constitutional studies, and democratic ethics.
Keywords Rajadharma Constitutional Morality Indian Political Thought Democratic Ethos Civilizational Continuity Political Tradition
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-24
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69769
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