Republic Day is celebrated to mark the day when the Indian Constitution came to force. On November 26, 1949, the constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India. The country will be celebrating its 69th Republic Day on January 26, 2018.On this occasion, we bring you the 10 interesting facts about our constitution.

1. The Indian constitution is the longest in the world

2. The Constitution of India has borrowed some of its features from 10 other countries which include Britain, Ireland, USA, Japan, France, Former USSR, South Africa, Germany, Australia, and Canada.

3. A total of 283 members of the parliament had signed the original Constitution document. 

4. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is considered to be the Father of Indian Constitution. 

5. The original hand-written copies of the Constitution are kept in helium-filled cases in the Library of Parliament House.

6. The Constituent Assembly which framed the constitution was established in 1946. 

7. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the head of the drafting committee. 

8. The Constituent Assembly met for 166 days spread over 2 years, 11 months and 18 days. 

9. The basic structure of Indian Constitution stands on the Government of India Act, 1935. 

10. There are total 117,369 words in the English version of the Constitution of India.