The Preamble, on a bag
The Constitution's final copy was not printed. Prem Behari Narain Raizada wrote every page by hand. Artists from Santiniketan, led by Nandalal Bose, painted the borders. The Preamble page was illuminated by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha. The border on this bag is his.
What it says
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
Read the Preamble with its amendment notes →
The bag
- Handloom cotton, woven by thirteen women of the Pattariyar community at House of Kasavu, Chengamanad.
- Stitched by the Stitching Club at aikyam space, Fort Kochi.
- 17.5″ × 16″, with hand-stitched, reinforced handles. Washable.
- ₹750, including GST and delivery anywhere in India.