Independence1950 CE – 1950 CE Constitution of India
On January 26, 1950, India adopted the world's longest written constitution, transforming itself from a Dominion into a sovereign democratic republic. Drafted over nearly three years by a Constituent Assembly chaired by Rajendra Prasad with B.R. Ambedkar leading the Drafting Committee, it abolished untouchability, guaranteed fundamental rights, and introduced universal adult suffrage.