India Celebrates 72nd Constitution Day Today

Every year on November 26th, India celebrates Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the country’s constitution. This day is also known as National Law Day or Samvidhan Divas. The constituent assembly of India adopted the Indian constitution on this day in 1949, which came into effect on November 26, 1950.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced the decision on November 19, 2015, for the Government of India to commemorate this day as Constitution Day in order to promote constitutional values among Indian citizens. The constitution incorporates features from Britain, Ireland, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the USSR, France, Germany, South Africa, and Japan.

The constituent assembly of India, which was established under the cabinet mission plan of 1946, drafted India’s constitution. On December 9, 2021, the first meeting for this plan was conducted, and Dr. Sachidanand Sinha was elected as the Assembly’s Provisional President. And on December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India and was also the permanent chairman of the assembly.

Under the chairmanship of Dr. BR Ambedkar, a 13-member committee and a drafting committee were formed to create the constitution. The seven-member drafting committee then created a draft based on the committee reports. With 395 articles, 22 parts, and 12 schedules, our constitution is the world’s longest written constitution. In both Hindi and English, our constitution was handwritten and calligraphic, rather than printed. It was entirely handcrafted by Shantiniketan artists under the supervision of Acharya Nandala Bose, with calligraphy texts created by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in Delhi.

This day is dedicated to commemorating the importance of constitutional ideals among Indian citizens. It was named Constitution Day in 2015 as part of the celebrations commemorating Dr. BR Ambedkar’s 125th birthday. This day is commemorated to raise awareness of the Indian constitution and its primary contributor, Dr. BR Ambedkar.