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બંધારણ

/bandharan/Roman

English meaning: Constitution

Definition

The supreme law of a nation establishing governmental structure and citizens' rights. The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950.

Example

ભારતનું બંધારણ વિશ્વનું સૌથી લાંબુ લેખિત બંધારણ છે.

In English: India's constitution is the world's longest written constitution.

Literary Heritage

સ્વરાજ ઉપરથી નહિ, નીચેથી ઊભું થાય.

/Svarāja uparathaṃ nahi, nīcheṭhaṃ ūbhūṃ thāya./

Self-rule rises not from above but from below.

Mahatma Gandhi · Freedom Fighter and Philosopher · Early 20th century

Hind Swaraj

M. K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj (Gujarati), ch. 4

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Language
ગુજરાતી
Gujarati
Script
Gujarati
Family
Indo-Aryan
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