The Constitution of India is the supreme law of the Republic of India. It came into effect on 26 January 1950, replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as India's fundamental governing document as a sovereign democratic republic. The constitution guarantees justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity to all its citizenry. It outlines the duties, powers, and structure of the Indian government with its longest-written constitution in the world. With its longest surviving democracy (if not THE longest surviving democracy) in modern times and the largest democracy in history; it serves as an important symbol for unity amongst people across the country