The constitution was drafted by an assembly of elected representatives called the Constituent Assembly.  The demand for the constituent assembly grew in the later stages of the independence struggle.  The Constitution of India came into effect on January 26, 1950, and transformed the Dominion of India into the Republic of India.  It had been drafted,…

The British encroachment in Indian affairs started from 1765 in the name of ‘Diwani rights’ which they had got after victory in the Battle of Buxar. Post this battle, the East India company on top of being a trader became an administrative body. The British government passed various acts, initially to regulate East India company…