Almost 7 decades ago, 389 learned men and women belonging to different castes and classes from across the country deliberated for days to propound the Constitution of India as we know it today. 3 years of meticulous debates and discussions over 11 sessions led to the creation of the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world. The constituent assembly finished the drafting process on 26 November 1949 and it legally came into enforcement on 26 January 1950, which marks the celebration of the birth of India's republic. Misplaced Understanding of the Day While the day is meant to celebrate the spirit of the nation's judiciary and the enormous efforts that went into its formation, the 21st-century generation has come to a bizarrely misplaced understanding of the day. There hasn't been enough focus on how the present generation has belittled the whole idea of India's republic by considering 26 January as merely a holiday. At the same time, it is even more unfortunate