Constituent Assembly  

The National flag of India in its current form was first adopted during the Constituent Assembly held on July 22, 1947.

On this day, the Constitution of India came into force in 1950. We all know about the man who led the drafting committee of this holy book of law – Dr. BR Ambedkar. But, how many of you know about the 2 civil servants working in the Constituent Assembly Secretariat, during that time, without whom the Indian democratic project would have probably never got off the ground. Let’s find out more about the two men who built India’s democracy, but you’ve probably never heard of them, in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

It took the Constituent Assembly more than two years to finalise a draft of our Constitution that would define the Republic status of India. After making over 2000 amendments, the draft was finally concluded on 26 November 1949. Naturally, the Assembly wanted this foundation of law, which represents the diversity in India, to be adorned with artworks. Prem Behari Narain Raizada was approached to embellish the contents of the Constitution with his fine calligraphy. And it was Nandalal Bose and his students that brought the rich history and heritage of India to the pages of the Constitution.

Mumbai had come to a standstill on this day 11 years ago when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who came to the city via sea route from Pakistan carried out a series of coordinated shootings and bombings that injured over 300 and killed 166 people in India's financial capital. Maharashtra politics took another twisted turn as Devendra Fadnavis resigned as CM

Several leaders would be addressing the MPs at the Central Hall of Parliament to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly

November 26 of every year is celebrated as Constitution Day, as it is the day on which the Constitution was adopted. It was first celebrated in 2015, as a tribute to Father of the Constitution BR Ambedkar. The Indian Constitution that has over 90,000 words is the work of 271 men and women who were part of the constituent assembly that drafted it.

The Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947 had adopted the national flag of India in its present form. Deep Dive with Abhinav Khare explains the significance of the national flag on the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day. Let us remember and honour the sacrifices of all those men and women, who enabled us to celebrate this day.

The tricolour was first adopted by the Indian Constitution Assembly in a meeting on 22 July, 1947. So on the occasion of the Indian national flag's Adoption Day, we bring you 10 things about the flag that you would be proud to know