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Fundamental duties — It shall be the duty of every citizen of India

1. to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;
2. to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;(c)to upholdand protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;
3. to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;
4. to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious,linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;
5. to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;
6. to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures;
7. to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;
8. to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
9. to strive towards excellence in all spheresof individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement;
10. who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.