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Facts on the Constitution of India:

• The Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949, while it came into force on January 26, 1950

• The Constitution of India was not typeset or printed but was handwritten and calligraphed in both English and Hindi

• The original copies of the Constitution of India are kept in special helium-filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India

• Indian Constitution is known as a bag of borrowings

• The concepts of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were taken from the French constitution

• The concept of five year plans was taken from the USSR

• The Directive principles were taken from Ireland

• The law on which the Supreme Court functions was taken from Japan

• It is the longest written constitution of any independent country in the world

• The Constitution of India contains 448 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, 5 appendices and 98 amendments

• The Constituent Assembly had 284 members, out of which 15 were women

• The draft was submitted in November 1949. After the submission, it took three more years to complete it

• All the 284 members of the Constituent Assembly signed the documents on January 24, 1950

• The constitution came into effect on January 26

• The national emblem of India too was adopted on the same day

• Indian constitution is known as one of the world's best constitution especially since it has only seen 94 amendments.