7. November 26 is observed as Constitution Day or Samvidhan
Diwas. On this day, back in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of
India formally adopted the Constitution of India, which came into
effect on January 26, 1950.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had notified on
November 19, 2015, the Indian Government's decision to celebrate
the 26th day of November every year as 'Constitution Day' to
promote Constitutional values among citizens.
It is also a mark of tribute to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the first law
minister of India, who played an important role in the framing of
the Indian Constitution.
National Constitution Day
8. Important Facts about the Constitution of India
The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
November 26, 1949, and came into effect on January 26, 1950.
The Constitution of India was drafted between December 1946 and
December 1949 – the most challenging period. This was the time
when religious riots, caste wars, and entrenched gender inequality
were threatening the social fabric of the country.
It was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by
the elected members of the provincial assemblies. The 389
member Constituent Assembly took two years, eleven months and
seventeen days to complete its historic task of drafting the
Constitution for Independent India. During this period, it held
eleven sessions covering a total of 165 days. Of these, 114 days
were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution. On
August 29, 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting
Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr BR Ambedkar to
prepare a Draft Constitution for India.
9. Dr B R Ambedkar is regarded as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
He is also known as the Father of the Constitution of India.
Constitution of India lays down the framework defining fundamental political
principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of
government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles and
the duties of citizens.
It is also known as 'bag of borrowings' as it has borrowed several ideas from
other countries.
It was neither printed or typed. It was handwritten and calligraphed in both
Hindi and English.
It is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world.
Since the Indian Constitution came into the act, the females in India got the right
to vote.
The word ‘socialist’ and 'secular' were incorporated in the Preamble to the Indian
Constitution during the Emergency in 1976.
10. Law Day
The Law Day was not celebrated until 1979. It was when the Supreme
Court Bar association under Dr. L.M Singhvi decided to observe 26th
November as Law Day.
Major Reasons for observing this day as Law Day:
To assess the law and justice of the country
To establish a healthy relationship between the Bar Association and
the Bench
To strengthen the judiciary system and its independence.
To celebrate the freedom of the legal profession
To make and law and Judicial system, the valuable sources of
reliance for the people
To establish the confidence of people in the judicial system.
To prevent any sort of injustice within the judicial system
