New Delhi: On November 26 every year, Constitution Day or ‘Samvidhan Divas’ is celebrated in India and it commemorates the Constitution of India’s adoption. The Constituent Assembly of India, on November 26, 1949, adopted the Constitution of India and on January 26, 1950, it came into effect. On November 19, 2015, the Indian government, through a gazette notification, declared November 26 as the Constitution Day.
The Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the country’s supreme legal document which lays down the framework that demarcates the fundamental political code, procedures, structure, duties and powers of government institutions. Also, the Constitution sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and citizens’ duties. In this article, we will take a look at some of the interesting facts about the Constitution of India.
Interesting facts about the Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the longest-written constitution of any sovereign country in the world. It has 448 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, and 104 amendments and has 117,369 words.
The Constitution of India is also known as the ‘bag of borrowings’ since many of its provisions have been taken from the constitutions of other countries. The Constitution considers India’s historical perspective, geographical variety, and cultural traits. It draws extensively from several sources, including the American, British, Irish, and Canadian constitutions. For example, the Fundamental Rights concept was taken from the US Constitution.
Dr BR Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and is also known as the Father of the Indian Constitution. He was the Drafting Committee’s Chairman and played a crucial role in formulating the Constitution document.
The original draft of the Constitution underwent 2,475 amendments and it was accepted and signed by 248 members of the Constituent Assembly. It had 395 Articles, 8 Schedules, and 22 Parts when the Constituent Assembly last sat on January 24, 1950.
The Constitution of India’s original copies were handwritten in Hindi and English. Prem Behari Narain Raizada calligraphed both the versions in flowing italic style and he published it in Dehradun. Every page of the handwritten Indian Constitution was illustrated by artists from Shantiniketan under Nandalal Bose’s guidance.
The Constitution of India replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s fundamental governing document. After the Constitution of India came into effect on January 26, 1950, the Dominion of India became the Republic of India.
The original documents of the 1950 Constitution of India are preserved at the Old Parliament House in New Delhi in a nitrogen-filled case. There, the original copies of the Indian Constitution are kept safe to prevent oxidation of ink.
The Preamble of the Constitution outlines Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, as its core values. It introduces the principles and objectives of the Constitution. As per the Constitution, India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic, and its citizens are assured of equality, justice, liberty, and fraternity.
The Constituent Assembly of India, on November 26, 1949, adopted the Constitution of India and on January 26, 1950, it came into effect. knowledge Knowledge News, Photos and Videos on General Knowledge
