Articles 5-11 (Part II) in the Constituent Assembly of India Debates (Proceedings): Volume IX – August 10, 11 and 12, 1949

The Constituent Assembly drafted the Constitution of India from 1946 to 1950. It sat for the first time on December 9, 1946, and in two years and 11 months, it met for 11 sessions spread over 165 days. On November 26, 1949, the Assembly adopted the Constitution, which came into effect on January 26, 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the chairman of the Assembly, and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee. A majority of the Assembly’s deliberations were debates on the Draft Constitution, which was presented for discussion on November 4, 1948...