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Introduction
In India, through article 18 the titles like “Maharaja”, “Raja” and “Rao Bahadur” are abolished. The main cause of this abolition of the title is to express equality in the country and there’s regulation. This study discusses the regulations and acts which are seen in article 18. The main discussion of the study is on the abolition of title and the meaning of the abolition of the title. Article 18 abolished the titles and besides this, the article also prohibits every state to confer any titles on anybody. Only academic and military distinctions are exempted from this abolition of title. This study is discussing the meaning of the abolition of the titles and the purpose of this abolition in the country.
Abolition of Titles
This follows the regulations which are described below;
- “No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State.”
- “No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State.”
Those two regulations of article 18 are showing the rules of the abolition of title. Titles like “Bharat Ratna ”, “Padma Vibhushan ”, “Padma Shri ” and many more are not prohibited under “Article 18“. This article does not restrict any power of any person but prohibits any special title. This prohibition of titles is done to establish equality in the country. It also says any Indian citizen is not allowed to accept any special titles from any foreign state as this is not under the rule of article 18. This abolition is done as those titles express oppression and domination on the common people of the states.
The Indian government to develop equality in the people of the country and state abolish the titles. One citizen of the country must remain the condition and specific requirement of article 18 and those are to help to set equality in the country. The significance of the abolition of titles is to maintain social equality and to avoid critical generalization. The people who had titles may develop insecurities and inequality among the people of the society. This helps to maintain social equality among the citizens of India.
Meaning of Abolition of Titles
Abolition of titles is an act and rule which are under article 18 and this is prohibited the use of various titles in India. Titles like “Raja”, “Maharaja” are prohibited to use in India and the citizens of India are not allowed to take any other title from foreign countries. Besides this, the “Padma Bhusan ” and such awards are given to the citizens of India in various sectors like art, science, literature and some others. Such awards are not under article 18 and those are given for the distinguished and exceptional service in those fields. The meaning of the abolition of title is the prohibition of any type of titles that are causing inequality in the social dimension.
A title is defined as a thing that is hanging with the name of one person in the suffix or the prefix. Democracy cannot create titles and this goes against social equality. The regulation of abolition of the title is developing to avoid this social inequality.
Article 18- Abolition of Titles
Article 18 is said, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion“. These rights also include the change of freedom, belief and religion and changing the concept and practice of belief. On the other hand, the first regulation of the article is the abolition of any titles. A dart file of article 12 was developed in the year 1948 and this draft was modified and published as article 18. This article abolished the recognition and conferring of titles in India. This act only covers any specific and special titles which may impact social equality and develop insecurity among the people of the society.
This article does not prohibit the award and its use which are owned by the citizens of India for their innovative work in various fields. This article does not secure the fundamental rights of the citizens of India but helps to restrict any legislative and executive power. Article 14 is to help the citizens to gather equality in the fundamental principle and many times titles are blocked their way.
Conclusion
The abolition of titles is seen in article 18 which is to help to stop the social inequality in India. The “abolition of the title” is done by following some rules like one citizen of India is not able to take any types of titles from any foreign state. The country only gives some awards which are not titles and those are not under article 18 and its rules. “Bharat Ratna” is such an award which is given to the person who gives excellent contribution to any field. This study soon found that the articles and regulations of India do not allow any person to use this award as a title in the suffix or prefix of the name. Therefore it is concluded, “Article 18 of the Indian constitution” and its abolition of titles are done to prohibit social inequality.
