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The Indian constitution was adopted on January 26, 1950. Today, it is known to be one of the most detailed and noteworthy documents in the history of India. It lays down several rights, duties, and framework for good governance of people and for promotion of Social justice. It uses a progressive approach, which ensures a system free from excessive influence of people at certain positions by imposing proper checks and balance. One such way of ensuring this was "the Golden Triangle of Indian Constitution" which refers to the three pillars namely Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution. These are basically the roots of democracy made to protect the rights of the citizen, but this concept has been in debate for a long time now, subjected to various criticisms. Federalism, in its basic sense means division of legislative and executive power between central government and regional governments so that each government can work independently in its own sphere. In a country like India the importance of federalism is vital because different people from different background and culture live together. Neither it would be possible for a single government to make laws for the whole country nor is it desirable in the interest of the people with diversified cultures, language and backgrounds. So, the Central government may make laws for the whole and any part of territory of India and the respective State governments may make and implement the laws according to social, economic and political conditions of the people living in different areas. Federalism in the modern age is a principle of reconciliation between two divergent tendencies, the widening range of common interests and the need for local autonomy. The paper will examine the democratic mechanism of government and concept of federalism as well as the changing dimensions of federalism in India.