Apartheid was an official policy of discrimination on the basis of race and colour practised by the government of South Africa.

This para goes against the constitutional values. These values are enshrined in the Preamble to our Constitution. It starts with the words: " We , the people of India" which means both men and women. It secures to all its citizens (both men and women). Justice, social, economic and political to all the citizens. It says that citizens cannot be discriminated on the grounds of caste, religion and gender. Social inequalities have to be reduced. Government should work for the welfare of all. All are equal before law. The values are given in the constitution-Justice, Equality, Liberty, Fraternity do not conform to the position of women given in the above para.

Since Indian had suffered a lot under the colonial rule of the Britishers, Indian could not be anything but democratic.

The drafting of the Constitution was done by the members of the Constitution assembly.

On the midnight of 26 April 1994, the new national flag of the republic of south africa was hosited for the first time.

Leaders of the Freedom Movement did not have an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not after independence. Since they had to struggle hard for achieving their independence from British rule, they were committed to the establishment of democracy in India after independence. Speaking as the President of Indian National Congress in its Faizpur session in 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru affirmed the commitment to democracy-" the Congress stands today for full democracy in India and fight for a democratic state.."

(i) India has a written constitution and is one of the lengthiest in the world.
(ii) It proides for parlimentary for of government . Parlimentary.
(iii) Independent judiciary system.

The making of the Constitution for a huge and diverse country like India was not an easy affair. The country was born through a partition which was a traumatic experience. The major factors which contributed to the making of our Constitution were
(i) At that time, people of India were emerging from the status of subjects to that of citizens. They became conscious of their rights and privileges.
(ii) Our leaders gained confidence to learn from other countries, but on our own terms. Many of them were inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution.
(iii) They were also influenced by the practices of Parliamentary democracy in Britain and the Bill of Rights in the US.
(iv) Social Revolution in Russia inspired many Indians to think of shaping a system based on social and economic equality.
(v) The makers of the Constitution were not simply imitating the Constitution of other countries. At each step, they were questioning whether the values and ideals they accepted suited our country or not.

The system of apartheid followed in South Africa was unjust and racist because
(i) The blacks were forbidden from living in white areas. They could work in white areas only if they had a permit.
(ii) Trains, buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools and colleges, libraries, cinema halls, theatres, beaches, swimming pools, public toilets, churches, ere were all separate for the whites and blacks.
(iii) Blacks could not form associations or protest against the terrible treatment.
Thus, the apartheid system was particularly oppressive for the blacks.