Republic Day History

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One of the three national holidays in India, Republic Day is celebrated with great pomp
and show throughout the nation each year. Preparations begin almost a month before
for the actual day. A massive parade is held which reflects a touch of modernity in the
display of might and technology and the capabilities of growth in various sectors. While
the parade symbolizes the power and force, the different regional tableaus reflect the
cultural themes and motifs. Republic Day has a very significant place in the Indian
history as India became a ‘Republic’ from a ‘British Dominion’ on this very day. Browse
through the following lines to know all about the history and origin of Republic Day.

Origin of Republic Day

India became independent from the British Rule on 15th August, 1947. However, the
country did not have its own constitution and wholly depended on the modified colonial
Government of India Act, 1935. Also, India was headed by King George VI, until the
adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1950. Prior to this, the seeds of a republican nation
were sowed by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in the Lahore session at the Indian National
Congress at the midnight of 31st December, 1929 - 1st January, 1930. The tri-color flag
was unfurled by the nationalists present who took a pledge to celebrate ‘Purna Swaraj’
(complete Independence) Day every year on 26th January, while continuing to fight for
the establishment of a Sovereign Democratic Republic of India.

The independence was achieved in 1947 while the professed pledge was redeemed on
26th January, 1950. The Indian Constituent Assembly was called together on 9th
December, 1946, where a committee was formed. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar became the
chairman of the committee, who along with the other members drafted the Constitution.
The Indian Constitution included 395 Articles and 8 Schedules. The Constitution was
adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949. In the following year on
26th.

The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of
India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the
governing document of India on 26 January 1950.[1] The date 26 January was
chosen to honour the memory of the declaration of independence of 1930. It is
one of the threenational holidays in India, and while the main parade, Republic
Day Parade takes place at the Rajpath, in the national capital New Delhi, where
the president views the parade, state capitals also have their state celebrations.

Although India obtained its independence on 15 August 1947, it did not yet have
a permanent constitution; instead, its laws were based on the modified
colonialGovernment of India Act 1935, and the country was a Dominion,
with George VI as head of state and Earl Mountbatten as Governor General. On
28 August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed to draft a permanent
constitution, with Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar as chairman. While
India's Independence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, the Republic
Day celebrates the coming into force of its constitution.

A draft constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the

Assembly on 4 November 1947. The Assembly met, in sessions open to public,
for 166 days, spread over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days before
adopting the Constitution. After many deliberations and some modifications, the
308 members of the Assembly signed two hand-written copies of the document
(one each in Hindi and English) on 24 January 1950. Two days later, the
Constitution of India became the law of all the Indian lands. The Constitution of
India came into effect only on 26 January 1950, 10.18 AM IST. Following
elections on 21 January 1950, Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president of
India. The Indian National Congress and other parties had been celebrating 26
January as a symbol of Independence, even before India actually became
independent. Thus, signing the constitution on 26 January, to mark and respect
26 January and the freedom struggle and the freedom fighters.

The amending mechanism was lauded even at the time of introduction by

Ambedkar in the following words: "We can therefore safely say that the Indian
federation will not suffer from the faults of rigidity or legalism. Its distinguished
feature is that it is a flexible federation.

"The three mechanisms of the system derived by the Assembly, contrary to the
predictions, have made the constitution flexible at the same time protected the
rights of the states. They have worked better than the amending process in any
other country where Federalism and the British Parliamentary system jointly
formed the basis of the constitution".

What Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (April 1955 to
January 1957), said at the time of the emergence of Indian Republic is relevant in
this context. He said, ‘Of all the experiments in government, which have been
attempted since the beginning of time, I believe that the Indian venture into
parliamentary government is the most exciting. A vast subcontinent is attempting
to apply to its tens and thousands of millions a system of free democracy... It is a
brave thing to try to do so. The Indian venture is not a pale imitation of our
practice at home, but a magnified and multiplied reproduction on a scale we have
never dreamt of. If it succeeds, its influence on Asia is incalculable for good.
Whatever the outcome we must honour those who attempt it.

Even more meaningful was the opinion expressed by an American Constitutional

authority, Granville Austin, who wrote that what the Indian Constituent Assembly
began was "perhaps the greatest political venture since that originated in
Philadelphia in 1787."

Austin has also described the Indian Constitution as 'first and foremost a social
document.' ... "The majority of India's constitutional provisions are either directly
arrived at furthering the aim of social revolution or attempt to foster this revolution
by establishing conditions necessary for its achievement."

Hi my dear brothers and sisters

We have been celebrating Republic Day of our great country for the last 61
years. This is our 61st Republic Day.I extend you very warm greetings in this
auspicious occasion.

26th January 1950- it was the day on which we became a Sovereign

Democratic Republic country and the Constitution of our country came into
force. There's a reason behind the selection of 26th January as our Republic
Day. In 1930, National leaders of our country hoisted the tricolor National
flag of Indian on the banks of Rai River. People were asked to observe
January 26 as the Independence Day of our country. But when we got
Independence in 1947, the importance of this important day started to
vanish. So our national leaders choose 26th January to honor the Purna
Swaraj declaration of 1930, our freedom struggle and freedom fighters.

This January 26 is the 62nd Republic Day of India. In this peak time, let us
take a quick walk from the old foreign invaded India to the modern India of
21st century.

When India became independent from the dirty hands of Britishers, our
country and leaders had much to do. Our country was like a hell. People
fought against each other for anything and everything. But with the strength
and leadership of our National leaders, everything were wiped out. India
became a Sovereign Republic State. Democracy and Constitution of India
came into force. Still we are the largest democracy in the world.

But, Independence and Democracy doesn't ensure peace always. We have

been witnessing heart stacking terrorist attacks and activities in our country.
Terrorism and terrorists have been taking the lives of our valued citizens.
The recent Taj Hotel attack was the one of the darkest of its kind. Although
we are sovereign, free and republic, we are not yet free from these types of
negative forces that's pulling our country from the main stream. We have to
fight against these forces as our great grandfathers fought against the
foreigners to eliminate these elements from our great country.

This is the 21st century. Every country is running fast as they can. We, with
more than 100 Crore of human resources is still developing. This is a worse
thing to note. We need to learn lesson from other countries like Japan. I
request every Indian to contribute himself/herself for our country's great run
into the future. If we- tomorrow's generation, learn and work properly, we
can make the vision of our former Presiden A P J Abdul Kalam true.

Poverty, illiteracy, unemployment- these are the three factors that pull our
country away from mainstream. Still we have a portion of our population
living without the basic necessities of life. This should not happen. Our
Government and other non-Governmental organizations have to focus on this
issue. Although our IT structure is booming better than any country in the
world, we have a good population suffering from any job. Illiteracy is one of
the main facts behind this unemployment. Education should be the motto of
our country for the coming years to make ours a developed nation where
prosperity and happiness runs smoothly.

Our country is a symbol of great diversity in every form. Time is running

faster than anything. But still we hold this uninty close to our heart for the
last 60 years. I wish feeling of oneness remains in the heart of every Indian
in our movement to glorious future.
Jai Hind..
 Country is celebrating its 62nd Republic day on 26 of
January, it been more than 6 decades since the country declared as
Sovereign republic in 1950 January 26. Dr B.R. The date 26 January was
chosen to commemorate the declaration of independence of 1930. It declares
the Union of India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic,
assuring its citizens of justice, equality, and liberty and, endeavours to
promote among them all, fraternity.

When you look back at the last 62 years of the country, we progressed from
the British colony to nuclear power of today, to the biggest economy in the
world; we are on the path to be the super power of tomorrow.

We know all this is possible for us because of our countrymen who fought for
the freedom, the martyrs who shed their blood for their men. What we are
today is because of the values our predecessors thought us in our lives and
their genuine

But even after in the 65 years of independence India is still facing the same
problems that existed in during the portions. India is still facing the challenge
of terrorism, price rise, inflation, and insurgency. Terrorism is the major
threat the country facing today, India witnessed worst terrorist attack in her
soil during 2008 Mumbai attacks. Kasmir is still a burning wound for the
country, we as a country failed to get the faith of Kashiri's , the heaven on
earth is in the hands of separatists who are fighting against the country.

Why county is still under all these threats were the countries like US China,
UK are free from the threat of Terrorism and an insurgency. The four pillars
of democracy Judiciary, legislature, executive and fourth estate are state of
degradation in the country.

Even the most prestigious institution of the country Judiciary is under the
shades of doubt. Hon chief justice of Supreme Court is accused of
favouritism. Executive has been always the worst in the country; country saw
the biggest scams after independents, in the year 2010. The
common wealth and 2G scam, which made India, lose billions of crores when
Around 70 %people of the country are still in poverty, 80 percentage kids of
rural India and 90 percentage of kids of daily wage parents in the urban
India are still malnourished rural. But the culprits are still not punished

The fourth estate was considered to be free from corruption, but the year
2010 proved as belief wrong. The major journalists of the county were
included in 2G scam they acted as middle men t the corporate.

But the ray of hope is the young generation of the country, let India's 62nd
republic day be a occasion for a new beginning. Hope the country progresses
in the right path as the great freedom fighters wished

Republic Day of India 2010 – Find Indian republicday speech andrepublic

day parade. In 2009 it was the 60th Republic Day of 26th January and
celebrations took place at Rajpath, New Delhi. The flag hosting and unfurling of
tricolor flag of India by hon’ble President of India is held followed by a parade.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan was present as the chief guest
on republic day 2009. In 2010 It will be the 61st Republic Day of India.
The Republic Day of India is a national holiday of India to mark the adoption of
the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British Dominion to a
republic on January 26, 1950. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
Still India is a developing country when many countries have become developed
countries or much more developed than India.

Activities of 26th January:

To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the
capital, New Delhi, from the Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan
(President’s Palace), along the Rajpath, past India Gate and on to the historic
Red Fort.

The different regiments of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force march past in all
their finery and official decorations. The President of India who is the
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, takes the salute. Floats
exhibiting the cultures of the various states and regions of India are in the grand
parade, which is broadcast nationwide on television and radio. Also part of the
parade are children who win the National Bravery Award for the year. The parade
also includes other vibrant displays and floats and traditionally ends with a flypast
by Indian Air Force jets.

People from different states display their identities and important culture. The
President of India will address the natio

Celebrations
Celebrations are also held in state capitals, where the Governor of the state
unfurls the national flag. If the Governor of the state is unwell, or is unavailable
for some reason, the Chief Minister of the state assumes the honour of unfurling
the National Flag of India.

It was 26th January 1950 one of the most importantday in the Indian history as it was on
this day when India became a truly sovereign state and the constitution of India came into
force. Although India gained independence from the British rule on 15th August 1947 –
an occasion marked with the Independence Day celebrations every year whereas the
establishment of the Republic actually has its roots in the Lahore Session of the Indian
National Congress at midnight of 31st December 1929 -1st January 1930 when the Tri-
Color Flag was unfurled by the nationalists and a pledge taken that every year on 26th
January, the ‘Independence Day’ would be celebrated and that the people would
unceasingly strive for the establishment of a Sovereign Democratic Republic of India.
The professed pledge was successfully redeemed on 26th January 1950, when the
Constitution of India framed by the Constituent Assembly of India came into
force, although the Independence from the British rule was achieved on 15th August
1947.