Republic Day 2023: Every year Republic Day is celebrated with full enthusiasm on January 26. This year, India will celebrate its 74th Republic Day, which falls on Thursday.
The theme of this year’s Republic Day celebration is ‘participation of common people’. The main guest of the parade is Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, president of Egypt.
However, the Government of India has chosen to reserve the front row for special official guests this year, in 2023. The front row will be occupied by the Shramjeevis and their families, Kartavya Path maintenance workers and other residents of the neighborhood, like rickshaw drivers and vegetable sellers.
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As we know, the Constitution allowed the citizens of India to choose their government and paved the way for democracy. On January 26, the first president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, took oath at the Durbar Hall of the Government House and unfurled the national flag at the Irwin stadium.
Therefore, since January 26, 1950, Republic Day has been celebrated in India, which is one of the most important days in the history of India, since that day the Indian Constitution came into force. On this auspicious day, India became a republican unit.
Today, Republic Day is celebrated with much passion across India and particularly in the capital, New Delhi, where the joy begins with the nation’s presidential election. The beginning of the occasion is always a somber remembrance of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died for the country in the freedom movement and subsequent wars for the protection of their nation’s sovereignty. On this day, the President comes forward to honor with bravery medals the people of the armed forces for their extraordinary courage in the field and also the civilians, who have been recognized for their various acts of bravery in different situations.
Republic Day Parade 2023: Tickets, Timings, Guidelines and Complete Schedule.
To commemorate the importance of this occasion, a splendid parade is held every year in New Delhi, from Rajghat to Vijaypath. Various regiments of the Army, Navy and Air Force parade with all their official regalia and decorations. Even the cavalry horses are nicely harnessed to suit the event. The parade is followed by magnificent displays from different states of the country. These moving exhibits portray scenes of activities of people in those states and the music and songs of that particular state accompany each exhibit. Each display highlights the multiplicity and prosperity of Indian culture and the entire spectacle adds a jovial feel to the occasion.
The patriotic zeal of the people on this day unites the entire country, even in its indispensable variety. Every part of the country is represented at times, making Republic Day the most popular of all national holidays in India.
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Republic Day of India: History
Although India was free on August 15, 1947, it affirmed itself as a democratic, republican and sovereign State with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950. 21 gun salutes and the display of the Indian national flag by the Dr. Rajendra Prasad announced the momentous birth of the Republic of India on that day. Later, January 26 was declared a national holiday and recognized as the Republic Day of India.
Republic Day of India: Beating Retreat Ceremony
The Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk on January 29 every year marks the conclusion of the four-day Republic Day revelry. The chief guest of the event is the President of India, who arrives in a cavalry unit accompanied by the “president’s bodyguards.”
“Overcoming the retreat” has become an act of national pride when the colors and banners are displayed. ‘Beating Retreat’ marks a centuries-old martial tradition, when troops finished the fight, sheathed their weapons, withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at dusk to the sound of the Retreat. The ceremony creates longing for times past.
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Difference between Republic Day and Independence Day
• Both Republic Day and Independence Day are national days that are celebrated with enthusiasm.
• Independence Day is distinguished as August 15, as it was the day when India became independent from British rule.
• Republic Day is celebrated on January 26 every year since 1950, as that was the year India adopted its constitution and became a republican nation with the right to elect its own head of state.
This year’s Republic Day Parade will feature a host of all-new activities, including tribal dance performances, horse shows, martial arts competitions and more. India’s largest drone exhibition will also take place this year, with 3,500 Made in India drones lighting up the sky over Raisina Hill.
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