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Some Truth About Indian Constitution

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India has the biggest democratic system in the world. Here are some facts about the Indian Constitution: 

1. The Constitution of India was written by Prem Behari Narain Raizada by hand in an elegant italic style. Each page was designed by artists from Shantiniketan

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2. The real copies of the Indian Constitution, written in both languages, Hindi and English, are kept in special helium-filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India.

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3. With 25 parts containing 448 articles and 12 schedules, the Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution of any country in the world. 

4. The Constituent Assembly, which first met on December 9, 1946, took around 3 years to come up with the final draft. 

5. Over 2000 amendments were made before it was finalized. 

6. The drafting of the Constitution was last completed on 26th November 1949. But, it was legally imposed only after two months on 26th January 1950, which we celebrate as a Republic Day. 

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7. The Constitution was signed on 24th January 1950, by 284 members of the Constituent Assembly, which included 15 women. It came into force on 26th January. 

8. Our Constitution makers took motivation from other Constitutions while drafting the Indian Constitution.

9. Indian Constitution was also called a bag of borrowings.

10. The idea of Five Year Plans (FYP) was derived from the USSR, and the Directive Principles (socio-economic rights) were taken from Ireland, that’s why Indian Constitution was also called a bag of borrowings.

11. The morals of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution, which is also the French motto. 

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