Constitution Day 2025: President releases Constitution in nine languages; Ambedkar bust unveiled at UNESCO
On Constitution Day, 26 November 2025, President Droupadi Murmu digitally released translated versions of the Constitution of India in nine Indian languages at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, and a bust of Dr B.R. Ambedkar was unveiled at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Summary
The nine languages are Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia and Assamese; the translations were prepared by the Legislative Department. The President led a collective reading of the Preamble. The Ministry of Culture also released a commemorative booklet on art and calligraphy from the Constitution. PM Narendra Modi called the Ambedkar bust at UNESCO a fitting tribute to his role in making the Constitution.
Key facts
- Occasion
- Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas), 26 Nov 2025
- Venue
- Central Hall, Samvidhan Sadan
- Released
- Constitution in 9 languages – Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia, Assamese
- Prepared by
- Legislative Department
- Abroad
- Bust of Dr B.R. Ambedkar unveiled at UNESCO HQ, Paris
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On Constitution Day 2025, a bust of Dr B.R. Ambedkar was unveiled at the headquarters of which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — UNESCO, Paris
A bust of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was unveiled at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 26 November 2025.
In how many Indian languages did the President digitally release translated versions of the Constitution on 26 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Nine
The Constitution was released in nine languages: Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia and Assamese.
Which of the following languages was NOT among those in which translated versions of the Constitution were released on Constitution Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Gujarati
The nine languages were Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia and Assamese; Gujarati was not among them.