Since the 1950, 26th January has been marked as the day on which India’s Constitution came into effect.
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However, did you know that the Constitution was prepared a lot before the chosen date
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And then the constitution was finally officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949.
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Which means the constitution was prepared, adopted and came in effect at different times.
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So why did we wait for 26 January to be celebrated as the Republic Day?
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The answer can be found in the history of the Indian freedom struggle.
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On 26th January 1930, the historic “Poorna Swaraj” was officially declared which also began the final phase of India’s freedom struggle with the goal of complete independence from British rule.
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