Handcrafted Constitution of India



Language: English

Category: Evolution of Calligraphy in India

Period:  (1947-1959) Post-Independence

References: https://www.loc.gov/resource/llscd.57026883/?sp=19&r=-1.036,-0.028,3.072,1.386,0


Detailed Description

The original Constitution book was handcrafted by artists in Santiniketan under the guidance of Nandalal Bose. The original constitution was written by him in a flowing italic style. Each page had some artwork, and the calligraphy in Hindi and English was done by Prem Behari Narain Raizada. The Constitution was published in Dehradun and photolithographed by the Survey of India.


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