High Commission of India

Colombo

PRESS RELEASE

Commemoration of "Constitution Day" on 26 November, 2015

The Constituent Assembly of India adopted a new Indian Constitution on 26 November, 1949. India has decided to observe 26 November as “Constitution Day” to commemorate the constitution making process in India and the role of members of the Constituent Assembly, particularly the Chairman of the drafting committee, the late Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

In this regard, the High Commission of India, Colombo is organizing a commemorative event at which Hon’ble Dr. Jayampathy Wickremaratne, Member of Parliament, would be delivering a lecture titled “The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution: Some Issues of Relevance”. The lecture will be on 26 November, 2015 at 6.00 p.m. at Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies "The Lighthouse", 24, Horton Place, Colombo-07.

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Colombo

21 November, 2015