Long Live Republic India

The Republic Day of India is the celebration of establishing the Constitution of India replacing the Government of India Act of 1935 (by the then British rulers) as the governing document of India on 26th January 1950 (Passed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, it came into effect on 26 January 1950). The 26th of January was chosen to honor the memory of the declaration of independence(Purna Swaraj) of 1930. Although India obtained its independence on 15 August 1947, it did not yet have a permanent constitution; instead, its laws were based on the modified colonial Government of India Act 1935. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of the government and spells out the fundamental rights, directive principles and duties of citizens. It is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 444 articles in 24 parts, 12 schedules and 94 amendments, for a total of 117,369 words in the English language version. Besides the English version, there is an official Hindi translation.

It declares the Union of India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic, assuring its citizens of justice, equality, and liberty and, endeavors to promote among them all, fraternity. The words "socialist", "secular", and "integrity" were added to the definition in 1976 by constitutional amendment.

It is the right and duty of each Indian to uphold the Constitution of India. Long Live Republic India.
via Binoy K.

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