On August 15, 1947, India won its freedom from the British Raj as a result of the Indian independence movement's triumph. The Indian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6 c 30), a British Parliament Act, divided British India into the two newly independent Dominions of the British Commonwealth, which subsequently became the Commonwealth of Nations.[2] George VI became the head of state and Earl Mountbatten the governor-general as India entered a constitutional monarchy. However, the nation's laws were based on the modified colonial Government of India Act 1935 rather than a permanent constitution.
A motion to establish a Drafting Committee, headed by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, to design a permanent constitution was introduced on August 29, 1947. The committee drafted a constitution, which was presented to the Constituent Assembly on November 4, 1947.[3] Before adopting the Constitution, the Assembly convened for 166 days in public sessions over a period of two years, 11 months, and 17 days. After considerable consideration and some revisions, the 284 members of the Assembly signed two handwritten versions of the text (one in Hindi and one in English) on January 24, 1950
India celebrates Republic Day, a national holiday, on January 26, 1950, the day the country's constitution was adopted. It's not the same as Independence Day, which was inspired by the Indian Independence Act on July 18, 1947, and marks the yearly commemoration of the end of British rule on August 15, 1947.
The Constituent Assembly was given legislative authority by the Indian Independence Act, and Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the law minister, presided the committee that was tasked with drafting the constitution. The Constituent Assembly received a draft in November, and throughout the course of the next two years, they openly discussed and revised the wording. The Purna Swaraj resolution, which called for India's total independence and was approved by the Congress, was recognized by the constitution on January 26 1930 One of the world's longest and most comprehensive constitutions, it established India as a democratic republic and a union of states.
Every year, a public procession is held in New Delhi along the expansive Rajpath route to commemorate Republic Day.
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