1. It is the longest constitution in the world.; > There are 448 articles, 12 schedules and 115 amendments in the constitution.; 2. It was written in English and Hindi versions.;
1. It is the longest constitution in the world.
> There are 448 articles, 12 schedules and 115 amendments in the constitution.
2. It was written in English and Hindi versions.
3. There are 1,17,369 words in the English version.
4. The constitution was handwritten and to date is the longest handwritten constitution for any country.
> It was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in italic style.
5. Artists from Shantiniketan including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose decorated each page.
6. The Constituent Assembly Met for the First Time on 9 December 1946.
7. It took 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days to make the final draft.
> There were over 2000 amendments made before it was finalized.
8. The constitution of India is also called a 'bag of borrowings' because it is inspired by the constitution of countries from around the globe.
9. The constitution of the USSR is the idea behind the five-year plans in the Indian constitution.
10. Weimar constitution of Germany is responsible for the concept of suspension of fundamental rights during the Emergency rule.
11. Basic Structure of the Constitution Stands on the Government of India Act, 1935