Pursuant to the decision of National Committee of the Government of India to observe the 26th November as the ‘Constitution Day’ every year, the Embassy of India, Riyadh as well as the 10 international Indian Schools in various parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have observed today the ‘Constitution Day’ by reading out the ‘Preamble’ of the Constitution with participation of the officials and thousands of the students. It may be mentioned that the Constituent Assembly had adopted the Constitution of India on this day in 1949.
A short animated film titled ‘India – The Spirit of Freedom’ was also screened to the audience. The film celebrates the success story of India by tracing the journey of the rise of the nation from the shackles of the colonialism to becoming one of the pioneers of the innovation and development armoured by a constitution that encapsulates the true essence of freedom.