A speech on “The Making of the Indian Constitution”.
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The Constitution of India was not prepared in haste but the process of the evolution of the constitution began many decades before India became independent in 1947.
The process continued unabated since it originated in the freedom struggle till a new constitution was drafted after prolonged debates and discussions in the Constituent Assembly.
The day 26th of January, 1950 was a red-letter day in the history of India. On that day the written constitution of India came into operation.
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PHILOSOPHY OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION - DEFINITION
The Preamble of the Constitution reads like a poem on democracy. It contains the philosophy on which the entire Constitution has been built. It provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law and action of government, to find out whether it is good or bad. It is the soul of the Indian Constitution.
FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY - DEFINITION
Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946. Its first meeting was held in December 1946. Soon after, the country was divided into India and Pakistan. The Constituent Assembly was also divided into the Constituent Assembly of India and that of Pakistan. The Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian constitution had 299 members. The Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949 but it came into effect on 26 January 1950. To mark this day we celebrate January 26 as Republic Day every year.
SIGNIFICANCE OF JANUARY 26 - DEFINITION
The date January 26, 1950 for commencement of the Constitution was specially selected because of its historical importance. It was on this date, January 26, in 1929 that the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress had for the first time given the call of 'Purna Swaraj' or Complete Independence.