Republic Day is a day of pride and honour for every Indian citizen. After years of slavery, we attained independence on 15 August 1947, and two and a half years after the independence of the country, on 26 January 1950, the masters of the country implemented the new constitution of India, since then, the supreme ruler of India is called the President.

The date 26 January has its own importance in the history of freedom struggle. At the Lahore session of Congress on the banks of Ravi River in 1930, the late Shri Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru declared complete independence. On 26 January 1930, he pledged that “Our freedom struggle movement will continue till we attain complete independence.” To achieve this, we will sacrifice our lives. “For this reason, 26 January was the day chosen to announce the Republic of India. On this day we became completely independent, on that day Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of our nation in place of Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General).

We all celebrate Republic Day but do we know the right meaning of Republic? Republic Day means the right of people living in the country to elect their representatives as political leaders. After much struggle with our leaders and freedom fighters, we got independence and made our own constitution. In which the basic duties, rules, and laws of all citizens are mentioned. Indian constitution has some basic features that make it unique from others.

1. The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English.

2. The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada.

3. The constitution took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to come up with the final draft.

4. When the draft was prepared and put for debate and discussion, over 2000 amendments were made, before it was finalized. 

5. The Indian Constitution is the longest of any sovereign country in the world

Constitution Day is celebrated every year on (November 26) as the constitution of India was prepared on this day. “Constitution Day” was observed by the Government of India for the first time in 2015. “Constitution Day of India” is celebrated to remember the contribution of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Drafter of Indian constitution) and to spread the importance of the Constitution.

The Indian constitution is considered to be the largest constitution in the world. The Constitution of India is the lengthiest written constitution in the world. The Indian Constitution consists of 448 Articles, 12 Schedules. The Constitution of India was prepared in 1949 on 26 November.

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (B.R. Ambedkar) prepared the Constitution in 2 years, 11 months and 18 days and dedicated it to the nation. The Indian Constitution was implemented on 26 January 1950.

 Some Salient Features of Indian Constitution

1. Drawn from different sources

2. World’s Longest Constitution

3. More Flexible than Rigid

4. Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Remedies

5. Fundamental Duties

6. Directive Principles of State Policy

7. Parliamentary Form of Government

8. Federal System with Unitary Bias

9. Single Citizenship

10. Special Provisions for Minorities