### **Title**

**Constitutionalism Beyond Law: The Political Anthropology of Constitutional Morality**

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### **1. Introduction**

- **1.1 Background of the Study**
    
- **1.2 Rationale and Scope**
    
- **1.3 Research Problem**
    
- **1.4 Research Questions**
    
- **1.5 Structure of the Proposal**
    

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### **2. Theoretical Framework**

- **2.1 Understanding Constitutionalism: Beyond Legal Formalism**
    
- **2.2 Political Anthropology and the State**
    
- **2.3 Constitutional Morality as a Cultural and Ethical Concept**
    
- **2.4 The Ambedkarite Legacy and Postcolonial Constitutionalism**
    

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### **3. Review of Literature**

- **3.1 Anthropological Perspectives on Law and Power**
    
- **3.2 Legal Scholarship on Constitutional Morality**
    
- **3.3 Case Law and Judicial Interpretation in India**
    
- **3.4 Comparative Reflections: South Africa and the U.S.**
    
- **3.5 Gaps in the Existing Literature**
    

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### **4. Methodology**

- **4.1 Research Design**
    
- **4.2 Case Study Approach**
    
- **4.3 Data Sources and Materials**
    
- **4.4 Methods of Data Collection (Ethnography, Interviews, Discourse Analysis)**
    
- **4.5 Analytical Tools and Techniques**
    
- **4.6 Ethical Considerations and Limitations**
    

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### **5. Case Studies**

- **5.1 Kesavananda Bharati and the Basic Structure Doctrine**
    
- **5.2 Navtej Johar and the Question of Dignity**
    
- **5.3 Sabarimala Verdict: Gender, Religion, and Constitutional Morality**
    
- **5.4 CAA Protests and the Civic Performance of the Constitution**
    
- **5.5 Comparative Case: Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa / Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.**
    

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### **6. Analysis and Discussion**

- **6.1 Constitutional Morality in Judicial Discourse**
    
- **6.2 Civic Mobilization and Constitutional Symbols**
    
- **6.3 Subaltern Engagement with Constitutional Norms**
    
- **6.4 Rituals, Symbols, and the Sacredness of the Constitution**
    
- **6.5 Cultural Contestations and the Limits of Morality**
    

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### **7. Significance of the Study**

- **7.1 Academic Contributions**
    
- **7.2 Theoretical Innovations**
    
- **7.3 Practical and Policy Implications**
    
- **7.4 Relevance to Democratic Futures**
    

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### **8. Expected Outcomes**

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### **9. Timeline and Work Plan**

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### **10. Bibliography/References**