The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is based on and derived from the Objectives Resolution drafted and moved by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and in standard exam/academic usage he is credited as the person who “drafted” the Preamble.

However, modern scholarship also highlights the central role of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Drafting Committee in shaping the final text, so you can think of Nehru as the political author of the core idea and Ambedkar as the chief constitutional architect behind how it ultimately appears.

Quick Scoop: Key Points

  • The Preamble is based on Nehru’s Objectives Resolution , moved on 13 December 1946 and adopted on 22 January 1947.
  • Most school and competitive-exam books answer the question “who drafted the Preamble?” with Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar , as chairman of the Drafting Committee, supervised the overall drafting of the Constitution and is widely called its “chief architect”; some authors argue this extends to the Preamble as well.
  • The artistic design of the original Preamble page (illustration and layout) was done by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha , and the calligraphy by Prem Behari Narain Raizada.

Simple exam-safe answer

If you are answering for exams or a quick quiz to “who wrote/drafted the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?”, the safe one-line answer is:

Jawaharlal Nehru, through his Objectives Resolution, is regarded as the drafter of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

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