Dharma, righteousness, is the king of kings
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA DEBATES (PROCEEDINGS)-VOLUME II Monday, the 20th January, 1947 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 14 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF INDIA DEBATES (PROCEEDINGS)-VOLUME II Monday, the 20th January, 1947 That Dharma not the ruler has been the sovereign in the land of Vedas. This was asserted by Dr Radha Krishnan in reply to Objective Resolution of Pt Neehru. He said on the concept of Dharma on 20 Jan1947, in Constituent Assembly Debates "When a few merchants from the north went down to the south, one of the Princes of the Deccan asked the question. "Who is your King?" The answer was, "Some of us are governed by assemblies, some of us by kings." Kecid deso ganadhina kecid rajadhina . Panini, Megasthenes and Kautilya refer to the Republics of Ancient India.The Great Buddha belonged to the Republic of Kapilavastu. Much has been said about the sovereignty of the people. We have held that t