Page 27 - A brief note on calligraphy of the Constitution of India in English and Hindi

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we should give it. Till we decide upon the Calli-
graphist, it will not be possible for us to have an
accurate idea of the expenses by way of his remunera­
tion, but wc can have a rough estimate. The selec­
tion of the Hindi Calligraphist should, therefore, be
expedited.
(v) Shri Ram Nath Goenka, M.P., had made an
offer that he would supply a thousand copies of the
printed Constitution free to Government. What he
probably means is copies printed in black colour. In
this connection attention is invited to the* remarks in
the Honourable Prime Minister's letter, as also to
what I have stated in my letter to the Honourable
Prime Minister. A clarification should be obtained of
Shri Ramnath Goenka's offer for printing. The size,
the manner, etc., in which we want to have the Con­
stitution printed, should be clearly explained to him,
and then he may be requested to give us his offer,
if any, in writing, so that we may consider it along
with the estimates given to us by the Surveyor-
General of India in his letter, dated the 23rd January
1950.
(vi) In case Shri Goenka is unable to give any
offer, we should immediately contact the Surveyor-
General of India for printing a thousand copies each
of the English as well as the Hindi Editions. The
size will be original reduced by one-third, and the
printing will be in colours, as per specimen page.
They may be informed that it is proposed to send
them the calligraphed pages as they get them ready,
and that it is expected that both English and Hindi
copies would be supplied duly bound by them in
about a year's time at the latest. In case the
Surveyor-General of India undertakes to see that no
mistakes are left, it may not be necessary for us to see
the proofs.
(vii) I like the suggestion made by the Honourable
Prime Minister to have copies with the signatures.
I presume, that it will be possible to print the signa­
tures in the printed copies at the end just as the calli­
graphed copies will be printed. It would mean some