The Preamble reveals four ingredients or components:

1. Source of authority of the Constitution: The Preamble states that the Constitution derives its authority from the people of India.

2. Nature of Indian State: It declares India to be of a sovereign, socialist, secular democratic and republican polity.

3. Objectives of the Constitution: It specifies justice, liberty, equality and fraternity as the objectives.

• The Preamble indicates that the source of Constitution is “we the people of India”. It has been also called the Political Horoscope of Indian Constitution (by K.M. Munshi), Soul of the Constitution (by Thakurdas Bhargav) and Identity Card of the constitution (by N.A. Palkhiwala).