Actor Swara Bhasker released a video six years ago, looking at five cool facts about the Constitution of India. This ‘five-fact’ structure caught the eye of the editors at a children’s publishing house based in Chennai, Tulika Publishers. “There were no picture books dealing with the Indian Constitution. There are a few books for children, but those are completely different; they are more text-heavy and for advanced age-groups,” shares Priya Krishnan, senior editor at the organisation. For readers in the age group of six years and above, a picture book providing a sneak peek into this massive but supreme document of the country through fun facts seemed ideal.

One of the five Fantastic Fact panels in the book