Little rain in Delhi on January 24, 1950 did not dampen the spirit of the constituent assembly members.
Hiddled together, in the constitution (now Central) Hall of Parliament, they anxiously awaited the assembly process begins at 11 am for the last time.
There are two important items on the agenda that day.
The first is the election of the President of India.
Which is important but it is directly because of Dr.
Rajendra Prasad was the only candidate for the position.
The second is more personal items.
Today, each member will sign a document that will guide the destiny of independent India – the Indian Constitution.
Constituent assembly members signed three copies of the Constitution.
Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru was the first to sign because she had to leave early and Dr Prasad last.
One is a printed copy in English and two in English and Hindi letters by two calligraphy expert.
Artists from Shantiniketan also decorate each page version of calligraphy.
Two copies of the constitution of calligraphy kept in the library of parliament, and the agency was taking responsibility to preserve it for the nation.
They are very important for the preservation of written documents damaged by prolonged exposure to the environment.
Ink and color fading, plus air pollutants and insect infestations can not damage the paper.
In the mid-eighties, the Indian Parliament and the Egyptian government began to look for a solution preservation.
Former double calligraphy constitution, and the last 27 royal mummies.
The Egyptians reached the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in the United States.
Dr Shin Maekawa, a Japanese-born American, leading the GCI project to design the storage and display case for mummy.
An engineer by training, Dr.
Maekawa has worked at NASA’s jet lab laboratory before joining GCI.
He put strict design parameters for the oxygen-free case for royal mummies.
They should be ready for production, low maintenance and cost-effective.
Indian Parliament to reach the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Delhi to develop a case for preserving the constitution.
Point Man at NPL for the project are scientists Dr.
Hari Kishan.
He then would go to the head of Quantum Phenomena and Applications Division of the NPL.
Dr Kishan will work extensively to make the glass casing with some success.
A piece of the problem that was missing was a seal on the edge of the display which is still guaranteed storefront airtight and no oxygen could be leaked.
While visiting France to develop a glasses case, he will learn about GCI effort in designing a similar case to the Egyptian mummies.
Dr.
Maekawa and GCI team managed to create a sealed display case to ensure that the minimum oxygen will leak in it for an extended period.
In 1993, GCI and NPL agreed to design, install, and test cases GCI hermetic sealed for preservation and display of the Constitution.
A year later, GCI will send two display cases for English and Hindi versions of the Constitution of India.
And after one year of testing, two copies of the Constitution are placed in cases full of nitrogen airtight in 1995.
Since then, the team NPL scientists have annual checks on the work of two display cases.
Work carried out by Dr Shin Maekawa and Dr.
Hari Kishan has ensured the preservation of kaligraft constitution which was signed 73 years ago for future generations.
While their efforts to protect the physical book, the Indians must preserve the letter and spirit of the constitution.
As a former justice of the Supreme Court HR Khanna, who uphold civil liberties during emergencies, wrote: “The Constitution is not a parchment paper; this is a way of life.
Precautions lasting is the price of freedom and, in the final analysis, the only safeguard is the people.
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