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Why is 26th January 1950 important in the history of India?

  1. India got independence on that day.

  2. Mahatma Gandhi died.

  3. The new Constitution of free India was introduced and India became a Sovereign Republic.

  4. The Indian states were merged.
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Explanation

January 26, 1950 marks the day India's Constitution came into effect, declaring India a Sovereign Democratic Republic. Independence was achieved on August 15, 1947, but India needed a constitution to function as a republic, which took nearly 3 years to draft.

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