Signatures on the Constitution of India: The 284 Members Who Signed on 24 January 1950
On 24 January 1950, two days before the Constitution of India came into force, 284 members of the Constituent Assembly signed it in the Constitution Hall in New Delhi. The Assembly had adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949.
The document they signed was not printed. It was handwritten.
Prem Behari Narain Raizada wrote the English text in a flowing italic hand in Delhi, and artists of Santiniketan led by Nandalal Bose decorated its pages with scenes from India’s cultural history.
The Hindi version was calligraphed by Vasant Krishnan Vaidya. Both originals are preserved at the Parliament Library in helium filled cases. The ten pages below carry the signatures.
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