1. The makers of the Indian constitution had anxieties because making the constitution for a huge and diverse country like India was not an easy affair.
2. The country was born through partition on the basis of religious differences.
3. At least ten lakh people were killed on both sides of the border in partition related violence.
4. Another problem was that the British had left it to the rulers of the princely states to decide whether they wanted to merge with India or with Pakistan or to remain independent.
