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Let us commemorate India's 'Samvidhan Diwas' as we celebrate India's diversity & inclusion as part of our Indian Constitution. Know few facts about the Constitution of India. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @PIB_India

Did you know the original constitution of India was handwritten by Indian calligrapher Prem Bihari Narain Raizada? #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @PIB_India

Elected as the first President of the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha has been instrumental in shaping the Indian Constitution. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @PIB_India

Did you know the manuscripts of our Indian Constitution would have remained incomplete without the expertise of Indian artist Nandlal Bose & his students from Shantiniketan. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

Signed by Dr BR Ambedkar, part of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution alongside 284 members, it is considered to be a comprehensive one till date. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

Over 2000 amendments were made to the first draft of the Constitution of India. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

Proposing constitutional reforms for India, 'Purna Swaraj' was proposed by the famous Indian poet Hasrat Mohani from the British in 1921. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

A representation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka as the National Emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

Adopted on 26th November, 1949 the final draft of the Indian Constitution today earmarks 72 years of its adoption & a historic day in Indian governance history. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

Three exclusive copies of the Indian Constitution are being preserved at the Central Library of the Parliament, they are 22 inches long and 16 inches wide. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India

Known as one of the most comprehensive in the world, the Indian Constitution took two years, eleven months & seventeen days to be completed. #ConstitutionDay2021 @PMOIndia @mpa_india @PIB_India