Download PDF – The Constitution of India, Formation History and Timeline

We all are aware of our fundamental rights, but do you know who gave us these rights? how did it all come into existence? where is it all located? how and why it was formed? All these rights are in the Indian constitution. The Indian constitution is the supreme law of India. The Indian constitution outlines the rights, powers, political principles, and duties of the government.

The Constitution of India withholds the constitutional supremacy and not the supremacy of the parliament because it is not created by the parliament but the constitution was created by a constituent assembly and it was adopted by its people with the declaration of the preamble.
 
Indian constitution has about 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. It has approximately 140 5000 words which makes it the second-largest constitution in the world.
 

History of Indian constitution:

The constitution of India came into existence and was adopted on the 26th of November in 1949. It came into effect on the 26th of January 1950 and that is why we celebrate 26 January as republic day of India.

Dr. BR Ambedkar was the chairman of the drafting committee and he is known as the architect of the constitution of India.

The constitution provides its people with 6 fundamental rights which are the right to freedom, the right to equality, cultural and educational rights, the right to constitutional remedies, right against exploitation.

The constitution of India makes it a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic and it provides the citizens of the country justice, equality, and liberty and it promotes fraternity.

All parties conference convened a committee in Lucknow in 1928 to prepare the constitution of India which was known as the Nehru report.

From 1947 to 1950 the British rule followed.  In these three years all the princely states were convinced by Sardar Patel and VP Menon so that they could sign the articles of integration with India.

 
Timeline of the formation of Indian Constitution:

6 December 1949- constitution assembly was formed  in according to French practice.

9 December 1946- the first meeting was held in the constitutional hall, JB Kripalani who was the first person to address, Sachidanand Sinha became the temporary president.

11 December 1946- Rajendra Prasad was appointed as the President by the assembly. H C Mukherjee was the vice chairman, and B N Rao was the constitutional legal advisor.

13 December 1946 – Jawaharlal Nehru passed and objective resolution, which marked the underlying principles of constitution, and this became the preamble of the constitution.

22 January 1946 – objective resolution was adopted.

22 January 1947 – national flag was adopted.

15th August 1947 – India achieved its independence and was split into dominion of India and Pakistan.

29 August 1947 –  Dr BR Ambedkar was appointed as the chairman of the drafting committee. The six members of the committee were Munshi, Mohammed sadullah, Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Khaitain and Mitter.

26 November 1949 – the Indian constitution was passed and was adopted by the assembly.

24 January 1950 – constituent assembly held the last meeting the constitution was signed an accepted.

26 January 1950 – constitution came into force.