Question

Under whose guidance, was the original document of the Constitution of India handcrafted?
1. Abanindranath Tagore
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Benode Behari Mukherjee
4. Nandalal Bose

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Nandalal Bose

The correct answer is Nandalal Bose.

• The original Constitution book was handcrafted by artists of Santiniketan under the guidance of Nandalal Bose.
  • Each page had some artwork and the calligraphy in Hindi and English were done by Prem Behari Narain Raizada.
  • The Constitution was published in Dehradun and photolithographed by the Survey of India.
  • It is preserved in a helium-filled case in Parliament. 
  • Artist Nandlal Bose led the initiative to add art on the pages of India's Constitution.

• Indian Constitution is the lengthiest constitution in the world.
• Some important Borrowings are as follows:
  • PIL - USA.
  • Fundamental Right - USA.
  • Suspension of fundamental rights during an emergency - Germany.
  • Five-year plan - USSR.
  • Citizenship - Britain.