Some Unknown Facts About Indian Constitution.
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- On 29 August, 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India.
- The Constitution of India was handwritten and calligraphed in both English And Hindi - not typeset or printed. The original copies are kept in special helium-filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India.
- Total 284 members of the Constituent Assembly ( which included 15 women) signed the hand-written documents on January 24, 1950 and it came into force on January 26, 1950.
- On 26 January 1950, the Assembly ceased to exist, transforming itself into the Provisional Parliament of India until a new parliament was constituted in 1950.
- On the day the Constitution was signed, and it was drizzling outside, it was interpreted as a sign of a good omen.
- The Constituent Assembly took almost three years ( two years, eleven months and seventeen days to be precise) to draft the Indian Constitution after the Drafting Committee submitted it to them.
- Our constitution is the longest in the world, with 44 Articles, 12 Schedules and 94 Amendments. The American Constitution is the shortest.
- The Indian Constitution is often called a bag of borrowings - it has taken various features and parts from other constitutions. The concepts of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was taken from the French Constitution, the concept of 5 year plans was taken from the USSR, the Directive principles (socio-economic rights ) were taken from the Ireland, the Law on which the Supreme Court functions was taken from Japan and a lot more other concepts were borrowed from other countries.
- In 64 years , India's constitution has been hailed as one of the worlds best constitution especially since it has only seen 94 amendments.
- The national emblem of India ( the adapted version of Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka with the wheel, bull and horse) was adopted by the Government on 26 January 1950.
- The hymn " Abide with Me" is played on Republic day as it was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite songs.
- We celebrate this day as Republic Day and it is celebrated for 3 days, with the Beating the Retreat marking the end of celebrations on January 29th.
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