Prem Behari Narain Raizada
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About
Indian calligrapher famous for hand-writing the constitution of India. The document consisted of 395 articles, 8 schedules, and a preamble which he worked on over the course of six months.
Before Fame
He was originally trained by his grandfather before studying calligraphy at St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
Trivia
He did not charge a single penny for the job of penning the constitution.
Family Life
His parents were both calligraphers, and despite dying when he was very young, Raizada took on the family occupation.
Associated With
Jawaharlal Nehru hired him for the job in the late 1940s.
