The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in which language?

The correct answer is Both Hindi and English.

• The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English.

​Key Points

• The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in a flowing italic style with beautiful calligraphy.
• Each page was beautified and decorated by artists from Shantiniketan.
• The original constitution had two copies each written in Hindi and English, are kept in special helium-filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India.
• With 25 parts containing 448 articles and 12 schedules, the Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world.

​Additional Information                 

• Important facts related to the Indian Constitution
  • The Constituent Assembly, which first met on December 9, 1946, took precisely 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days to come up with the final draft.
  • When the draft was prepared and put for debate and discussion, over 2000 amendments were made, before it was finalized.
  • The drafting of the Constitution was finally complete on 26th November 1949.
  • But, it was legally enforced only after two months on 26th January 1950.
  • Which came to be known as Republic Day.
• Our Constitution makers took inspiration from various other Constitutions while drafting the one for our country, which is why the Indian Constitution is often called a bag of borrowings.
  • The concept of Five Year Plans (FYP) was taken from the USSR.
  • The Directive Principles (socio-economic rights) were taken from Ireland.
  • The ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution, which is also the French motto.
  • The Preamble to our Constitution was inspired by the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America, which also starts with "We the people".
  • Fundamental rights adopted by American Constitution.
• In the beginning, the Right to Property was also one of the fundamental rights.
  • Article 31 of our constitution said that "No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.
  • However, the 44^th Amendment, in 1978, deleted it.