Constitution Day Of India: Know Why Do We Celebrate Samvidhan Divas
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Constitution Day 2023: November 26 marks the day when India adopted its constitution in the year 1949.
Constitution Day 2023: India celebrates Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas on November 26. This year marks the 132nd birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly and played an important role in the drafting of the Constitution. Earlier, this day was celebrated as Law Day but in 2015 the Indian government modified Law Day as Constitution Day.
November 26 marks the day when India adopted its constitution in the year 1949. The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.
BR Ambedkar, known for championing the cause of the downtrodden, was the head of the committee that finalised the draft of the Indian Constitution. The completion of the draft had taken 2 years, 11 months and 17 days.
