The country is celebrating Republic Day today. On this day, 26 January 1950, the Constitution of India came into force. Since then, the government, law and justice system of the country is running with the help of this book. You know that the Indian Constitution is the longest hand-written constitution in the world. But do you know that its original copy was created by Prem Bihari Raizada with his own hands? He has written this in calligraphy? After all, is this calligraphy? Why was this responsibility given to Raizada only? Let us know.
According to historical evidence, the then government wanted the Constitution to be handwritten and not printed. Its writing should be very beautiful. Prem Bihari Narayan Raizada was selected for this post. Born in Saxena Kayastha family, Raizada’s family was famous for writing in calligraphy. It is said that when he was asked the remuneration for writing the entire Constitution, Raizada refused to take even a single penny. Only a few conditions were kept. He wanted to add his name to it, which was accepted. Then the beauty of the Constitution he wrote still fascinates. Every letter seems to have been decorated. You can see its entire pages by visiting loksabhadocs.nic.in.
an art of beautiful handwriting
After all, what is this calligraphy? Which made the Constitution so beautiful. Calligraphy is an art of beautiful writing. This has been in practice since ancient times. Centuries ago it was written on stones. Then times changed and beautiful letters started being written on metal plates. Later, when paper was invented, pens of reeds and bird feathers were used to write in beautiful letters. We all must have used nib pen, its design also comes from the art of calligraphy. The words written in the Constitution are italic. That’s why they look very beautiful.
Calligraphy art on Ashoka pillar also
You can also see a sample of calligraphy art on the Ashoka Pillar. How beautifully it has been carved on the rock. Let us tell you that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was very fond of this art. He also got copies of the Quran prepared in calligraphy. But as soon as the printing press was invented, calligraphy writing became limited. Despite this, even today when it comes to beautiful handwriting, calligraphy is liked a lot. Many beautiful fonts are an extension of the art of calligraphy, which people see on computers today.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 26, 2024, 09:16 IST
