Constitution Day 2021
It celebrated across India on November 26th every year to observe the adoption of the constitution of India. This day is also known as Samvidhan Divas or National Law Day. On this day of the year 1949, the constituent assembly of India adopted the constitution of India that came into effect on November 26, 1950.
On November 19, 2015, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment came up with a decision for the Government of India to celebrate this day as Constitution Day to promote constitutional values among the citizens of India.The constitution is the amalgamation of the list of borrowed features from Britain, Ireland, United States of America, Canada, Australia, USSR, France, Germany, South Africa and Japan.
History of Constitution Day:
The constitution of India was made by the constituent assembly of India which was under the cabinet mission plan of 1946.The first meeting for this proposal was held on December 09, 2021 and Dr. Sachidanand Sinha was elected as the Provisional President of the assembly. And on December 11,1946, Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India and was also the permanent chairman of the assembly.
A 13 member committee along with a drafting committee was constituted to frame the constitution under the chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Later, based on the committee reports, a draft was prepared by the seven-member drafting committee. Our constitution is the longest written constitution in the world, having 395 articles, 22 parts and 12 schedules in it.
Our constitution was not printed but handwritten and calligraphic both in Hindi and English.It was completely handcrafted by the artists of Shantiniketan with the guidance of Acharya Nandala Bose and the calligraphy texts made by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in Delhi.
Significance of Constitution Day:
This day is observed to mark the significance of the constitutional values amongst the citizens of India. In the year 2015, it was declared as the constitution day as a part of the celebration on the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Celebrated this day to create awareness of the importance of the Indian constitution and the main contributor, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
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