The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the country.
The day is celebrated as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Diwas.
On this day in 1949, the constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950.
On 19th November 2015, during the year-long celebration of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar, the Government of India declared November 26th as Constitution Day.