75 years of Indian Constitution: Interesting facts about the world's largest written constitution

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday termed the Indian Constitution as a living and progressive document through which we have achieved the goals of social justice and inclusive development. The President made these comments during her address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Constitution Day, emphasizing the significance of the Indian Constitution in shaping the nation.

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Constitution Day

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Constitution is India's guiding light.

Tuesday, 26 November, marks the 75th Constitution Day, also known as Samvidhan Divas. The day is observed to commemorate the adoption of the Indian Constitution on 26 November 1949 by the Constituent Assembly.

The observance was officially declared in 2015 to honour the principles of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity enshrined in the Constitution.

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Here are some facts about the Constitution of India:

• The Constitution of India is the world's largest written constitution and has around 145,000 words, including a preface, 448 articles, 12 schedules, and five appendices.
• The Indian Constitution has borrowed several provisions from the constitutions of the UK, USA, France, and the USSR.
• It took 2 years, 11 months, and 17 days, 11 sessions of the Constituent Assembly, and 114 days of drafting to prepare the Constitution of India.
• Between the first draft and the final version that was adopted, the Indian Constitution went through around 2,000 amendments.

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• The original copy of the Indian Constitution was not printed but handwritten by calligrapher Prem Behari Narain Raizada.
• Each page of the handwritten document was decorated by artists from Shantiniketan, including Nandalal Bose, his disciple Beohar Rammanohar Sinha, and 40 students.
• There are a total of three original copies of the Indian Constitution, which are preserved in the Library of Parliament. They are preserved in specially designed helium-filled cases.
• ? The Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950, and the day is celebrated as Republic Day.??

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