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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