Creative Minds Behind The Indian Constitution

Prem Behari Narain Raizad

Prem Behari Narain Raizads exquisite calligraphy skills feature in the handwritten 230-page Constitution, befitting the historic document.

Nandalal Bose

Nandalal Bose was the lead illustrator of the constitution. He and his Shantiniketan team painstakingly decorated each page, steering the artistic direction.

Beohar Rammanohar Sinha

Beohar Rammanohar Sinha hugely contributed in sketches and gold-work, often signing as “Ram” or “Rammanohar”. He designed the original preamble.

Dinanath Bhargava

Dinanath Bhargava illustrated the National Emblem - the Lion Capital of Ashoka.

Kripal Singh Shekawat

Rajasthani master artist Kripal Singh Shekawat, aka the father of blue pottery, did many decorative border illustrations in the Constitution.

Gauri Bhanja

Boses eldest daughter Gauri Bhanja illustrated the Chola Bronze Nataraja sculpture depiction.

Jamuna Sen

Jamuna Sen, Nandalal Boses youngest daughter, lent her skills in sketching a scene from Lord Mahavirs life