Little known facts about Constitution of
India
It is the longest written Constitution in the world, and is a living document
Has 22 parts,
448 Articles and
12 Schedules.
Is written in both English and Hindi
English version has 1,46,385 words
Each page is 22 inches long and 16 inches wide
Calligraphy was done by Prem Bihari NarayanRaizada, originally from Dehradun, for free
It has beautiful paintings on each page done by noted artist Nandalal Bose and a few others from Shantiniketan
Scenes from Ramayana, Mahabharata,
life of Buddha, and from Mohenjo-Daro to national movement are depicted on each page
The original Constitution is preserved in helium-filled cases in the
Parliament Library
, New Delhi, under heavy security
It has borrowed Articles from nearly 10 countries—US, UK, then USSR, Ireland, France, Weimar Republic, South Africa, Canada, Japan
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