▁December ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁call ig raph ers . ▁His ▁mother ▁and ▁father ▁both ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young ▁and ▁so ▁Ra izada ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand father ▁- ▁himself ▁a ▁scholar ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁- ▁who ▁would ▁teach ▁Ra izada ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁Indian ▁call ig raph y . ▁Ra izada ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College ▁in ▁Del hi , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁ref ine ▁his ▁call ig raph ic ▁skills . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Indian ▁Constitution ▁was ▁being ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Ra izada ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁to ▁write ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁sem inal ▁document . ▁Ask ed ▁what ▁he ▁would ▁charge ▁for ▁hand - writing ▁the ▁constitution , ▁Ra izada ▁replied , ▁“ Not ▁a ▁single ▁pen ny . ▁By ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁God ▁I ▁have ▁all ▁the ▁things , ▁and ▁am ▁quite ▁happy ▁with ▁my ▁life ,” ▁ ▁“ But ▁I ▁have ▁one ▁res ervation — that ▁on ▁every ▁page ▁of ▁Constitution ▁I ▁will ▁write ▁my ▁name ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁page ▁I ▁will ▁write ▁my ▁name ▁along ▁with ▁my ▁grand father ’ s ▁name .” ▁ ▁Ra izada ▁hand - w rote ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁draft ed ▁constitution , ▁one ▁in ▁H indi ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁English . ▁Working ▁in