Some facts about the Constitution of India that you should know...
Today India is celebrating the 5th Constitution Day or Samvidhan Diwas.
Constitution Day is celebrated in India on November 26 every year. On this day, back in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India formally adopted the Constitution of India, which came into effect on January 26, 1950.
November 26 was earlier commemorated as National Law Day, but the government in 2015 decided to celebrate it as Constitution Day. It is also a mark of tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the first law minister of India, who played an important role in the framing of the Indian Constitution.
Here are some facts about the Constitution of India that you should know...
1. The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, and came into effect on January 26, 1950.
2. The Constitution of India was drafted between December 1946 and December 1949 – the most challenging period. This was the time when religious riots, caste wars, and entrenched gender inequality were threatening the social fabric of the country.
3. It was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by the elected members of the provincial assemblies. The 389 member Constituent Assembly took two years, eleven months and seventeen days to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India. During this period, it held eleven sessions covering a total of 165 days. Of these, 114 days were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution. On August 29, 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B R Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India.
4. Dr. B R Ambedkar is regarded as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. He is also known as the Father of the Constitution of India.
5. Constitution of India lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles and the duties of citizens.
6. It is also known as 'bag of borrowings' as it has borrowed several ideas from other countries.
7. It was neither printed or typed. It was handwritten and calligraphed in both Hindi and English.
8. It is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world.
9. Since the Indian Constitution came into the act, the females in India got the right to vote.
10. Constitution of India is known as the best Constitution of the world as it has only 94 amendments and has been adopted by various countries all over the world.
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