Republic Day walk explores people and places associated with the Indian Constitution
The Hindu
On January 26 in Chennai, The Equals Project hosts a walk and a reading circle with the Constitution of India as its focus
A man in a mask cycles past the blue wall of a house where once lived a lawyer who was the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1929 to 1944. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar was also a member of the Drafting Committee that framed the Constitution of India. The country’s fundamental governing document, it came into effect on January 26, 1950.
On Republic Day, a walk by The Equals Project will remember people like Ayyar and others from the city who contributed to the creation of the Indian Union.

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