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What Is Indian Constitution?


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India’s Constitution is the supreme law of India. It defines the Government’s fundamental political values, policies, processes, powers, rights, and duties. It conveys constitutional supremacy & not parliamentary supremacy because it is not established by the Parliament but by a constituent assembly and adopted by its citizens, with a declaration in its preamble.

The Constitution of India is the longest Constitution in the world. It had three ninety-five articles in twenty-two parts and eight schedules at its beginning. It comprises of around 145,000 words making it the world’s second-largest functioning constitution. It currently has a preamble, twenty-five parts with twelve schedules, five appendices, four forty-eight articles & hundred and one amendments.

History of Indian Constitution

  • India’s Constitution was adopted in the year 1949 on November 26.
  • It came into effect on January 26, 1950. January 26 is celebrated as Republic Day of India and the assembly approved it.
  • The Chairman of the drafting committee, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, is generally regarded as the architect of the Indian Constitution.
  • After the Constitution was adopted, The Union of India became the modern and contemporary Republic of India.
  • Indian Constitution gives six fundamental rights to its people. Such rights are the right to freedom, the right to equality, the right to cultural and educational freedoms, the right to constitutional remedies, the right against exploitation as well as the right against exploitation. The right to data privacy has also recently been applied to fundamental rights.

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