<P> The history of the Republic of India begins on 26 January 1950 . The country became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947 . Concurrently the Muslim - majority northwest and east of British India was separated into the Dominion of Pakistan , by the partition of India . The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million people . Indian National Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India , but the leader most associated with the independence struggle , Mahatma Gandhi , accepted no office . The new constitution of 1950 made India a secular and a democratic country . </P>
<P> The history of the Republic of India begins on 26 January 1950 . The country became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947 . Concurrently the Muslim - majority northwest and east of British India was separated into the Dominion of Pakistan , by the partition of India . The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million people . Indian National Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India , but the leader most associated with the independence struggle , Mahatma Gandhi , accepted no office . The new constitution of 1950 made India a secular and a democratic country . </P>
when did the indian constitution come into being
when did the indian constitution come into being
1950
1950