10 Important Facts Every Citizen Should Know About Indian Constitution

With 448 articles, 12 schedules and 106 amendments, the Indian Constitution is the world’s lengthiest for any country.

The Constitution was initially drafted in Hindi and English, with the English version having  117,369 words.

It's also the longest-handwritten constitution globally.

Prem Behari Narain Raizada wrote the original Constitution of India in italic calligraphy.

Each page of the original Constitution has a gold leaf frame.

The opening page is adorned with artwork by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose.

The original copies of the Indian Constitution are stored in  helium-filled cases in the Parliament library

It took nearly 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to draft the Indian constitution.

The Preamble is not a formal part of the Indian Constitution.

The Indian Constitution adopts features from the constitutions of various countries.