Republic Day 2023: Five interesting facts about the Constitution of India

Constitution of India Interesting Facts: India will celebrate its 74th Republic Day on Thursday. The Constitution of India came into force on this day in the year 1950.

Every year, the national holiday is celebrated with great pomp and enthusiasm across the country. A grand parade is organized on the Kartavya Path of Delhi on January 26 to showcase the country's progress and achievements along with military and cultural heritage.

The head of another country is invited as the chief guest of the event every year. This year's chief guest is the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. 

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On the occasion of India's 74th Republic Day, here are 5 interesting facts related to the Constitution of our country:

- The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949, but it came into force on January 26, 1950. This is because on 26 January 1930 (before independence), the proposal of 'Complete Swaraj' came into force and the tricolor was hoisted. This made the date significant for the freedom fighters. And to honour this date, the constitution of the country was implemented on 26 January 1950 and the day was declared as Republic Day.

- The constitution of our country is the largest constitution in the world. It consists of a Preamble, 22 Parts with 448 Articles, 12 Schedules, 5 Appendices and a total of 1.46 lakh words.

- One interesting fact about our Constitution is that it was hand-written in 2 years 11 months and 18 days. Although, Bhimrao Ambedkar is considered the 'Father of the Indian Constitution', but the writing was done by calligraphist Prem Bihari Narayan Raizada. Also, he did not charge a single penny for writing the constitution.

- An original copy of the Constitution of India is kept in the Central Library of Gwalior. This copy has the signatures of the members of the Constituent Assembly, including the first President Dr Rajendra Prasad and first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

- The Constitution of India is also called the 'Bag of Borrowings' as it has borrowed many provisions from more than 60 constitutions of different countries. The Constitution included the laws and rights of countries like America, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and others.

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