The Indian Constituent Assembly received over 2500 petitions on the new Constitution from individuals and diverse groups, including religious organizations, trade associations, caste and civil society groups. These petitions make visible how a wide range of groups engaged with the Constitution of India and represent an important yet underexplored dimension of public participation in constitution-making. The archive currently hosts 15 documents but will ultimately include the full collection of petitions and related materials.
The archive has been developed under the Pluralist Agreement and Constitutional Transformation (PACT) project, with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
