10 Mind Blowing Facts About Indian Constitution
Indian Constitution has a very interesting History behind it. Do you know, B.R. Ambedkar actually did not made the constitution. He was the head of Drafting Committee of the Constitution. Originally, there were 15 such committees!
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So, here are some facts about Indian Constitution that will blow you away!
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The Constituent Assembly, which first met on December 9, 1946, took precisely 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to come up with the final draft. This was a long, long time! but the most amazing fact is that when the draft was prepared and put for debate and discussion, over 2000 amendments were made, before it was finalized!
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Nehru Relation
Enraged by the British Challenge, Motilal Nehru presented the first blueprint of Indian Constitution in 1928 known as Nehru Report! That was way earlier than actual constitution was written. However, It was his son, Jawahar Lal Nehru who signed the Indian Constitution with 284 other members.
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Adopted from Countries
Indian Constitution was adopted from many countries. The major countries are Japan, Ireland, England, USA, Russia, Canada, Australia, France, South Africa etc. There were many more. Indian constitution was famously dubbed as bag of borrowings.
“Ary yaar, isme bhi copy paste!“
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Longest Constitution of the World
The Indian constitution is the longest constitution in the world with 448 articles, 12 schedules and 94 amendments. In comparison, the American Constitution is the shortest in the world with only seven article!
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Completion of Constitution
The drafting of the Constitution was finally complete on 26th November, 1949. But, it was legally enforced only after two months on 26th January, 1950. Which came to be known as the Republic Day.
Women Empowerment in Constitution
Women as Signatories
The handwritten Constitution was signed on 24th January, 1950, by 284 members of the Constituent Assembly, which included 15 women. They include Vijaylakshmi Pandit, Sarojini Naidu etc. It is great since no women got to sign the American Constitution.
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Preamble Idea
The idea of preamble was taken from the US constitution. It begins with “We the People…”
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Basic Rights by Constitution
The fundamental rights recognized by our Constitution have also been adopted from the American Constitution. The Indian Constitution recognizes nine fundamental rights as the basic human rights of all its citizens. It were only lifted once during the time of Emergency in 1970s.
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Right to Property
The Right to Property was also one of the fundamental rights. The Article 31 of our constitution said that, “No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.” However, the 44th Amendment, in 1978, revised the status of property rights.
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Total Amendments
In total, Constitution has been amended 100 times. It is not very much considering that it has been more than 65 years. Due to this fact, Indian Constitution has also been hailed as one of the world’s best Constitution.
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