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PART IVA
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FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
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51A. Fundamental duties.—It shall be the duty of every citizen of
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India—
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(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and
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institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;
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(b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our
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national struggle for freedom;
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(c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of
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India;
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(d) to defend the country and render national service when called
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upon to do so;
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(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood
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amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and
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regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the
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dignity of women;
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(f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite
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culture;
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(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including
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forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living
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creatures;
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(h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of
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inquiry and reform;
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(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
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(j) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and
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collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of
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endeavour and achievement;
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(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for
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education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of
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six and fourteen years.
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