The Untold Story of the Constitution of India

An old Indian dream was realized when the Constituent Assembly went into session. Elected representatives had been waiting for an invitation for months. As soon they arrived they reached the Parliament House before time. What must have the scene been like while waiting for the Constituent Assembly to begin? Was there a lot of elation and enthusiasm in the atmosphere? Ordinarily, this was how it should have been. There is no need to venture into the world of imagination to envision the ambience that prevailed on that day and time. Several members of the Constituent Assembly have written and spoken about it in their memoirs. A word-picture emerges from them, which even today enables a glimpse of that entire mood, making it a part of the conscious mind, like a picture seen through a white curtain. In the natural course, anyone would imagine that that moment must have been one of elation, enthusiasm and festivity. However, renowned constitutional expert, K.M. Munshi’s memoir contains the reality that he witnessed and recorded faithfully: “Excitement everywhere. A great day for India has dawned: Indians are going to frame their own Constitution, but there is unhappiness everywhere.” Today anyone who hears that during that historic event around 75 years ago, when members of the Constituent Assembly arrived at the parliament house, there was tension, dissatisfaction and unhappiness, he will become curious to discover the underlying reasons. He will ask himself: why this was so?’– Chapter 1: A Remarkable Blow

• Publication date: 7 January 2026
• Page count: 438
• Dimensions: Height 230 mm; Width 150 mm
• Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9789374510216