India will celebrate its 74th Republic day on 26th January, 2023. The preparations are in full swing. This year will be extra special as all the equipment including ammunition showcased on the Kartavya path will show India's indigenisation power.
India marks its Republic Day annually on January 26. This year, the day falls on Thursday, with citizens of the country marking it as the 74th Republic Day. The celebrations will begin with President Draupadi Murmu unfurling the national flag on the recently unveiled Kartavaya Path, formerly known as Rajpath. Every year, millions of Indians witness the rich tradition, cultural heritage, spectacle of the nation's progress and achievements, and airshows by the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force on television. Apart from this, the public can experience these events, including the Republic Day Parade rehearsal, the parade and the Beating the Retreat ceremony, on Kartavaya Path.
The 74th Republic Day celebrations will take place on the revamped Central Vista avenue this year. The Central government has put 32,000 tickets on sale online for the masses, said defence ministry officials on 19 January. They said that all official invites for the ceremonial event will be sent online for the first time, according to the news agency PTI.
Talking about the Atmanirbhar Bharat push in this year's Republic Day celebration, Major General Bhavnish Kumar told ANI, "In this year's Republic Day, many indigenous equipments will be seen. The army will use indigenous equipment under Atmanirbhar Bharat." "105 mm Indian field gun will give 21 gun salute, mechanised Columns will have armour core MBT Arjun, mechanised infantry's BMP 2 and Nag Missile system will show its might," he added.
Republic Day History and Significance:
Republic Day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India on January 26, 1950. While India gained independence from the British Raj in 1947, it wasn't until January 26, 1950, that the Constitution of India came into effect, and the country became a sovereign state, declaring it a republic. The Constituent Assembly held its first session on December 9, 1946, and the last on November 26, 1949, and then the Constitution was adopted a year later. Dr BR Ambedkar headed the Drafting Committee of the Constitution. On this day, India also marks Constitution Day.
Our constitution replaced the Government of India Act of 1935 and turned into a separate republic from the colonial rule of Britishers. On this day a ceremony is held in Delhi, the capital of India in presence of the President of India.
Students in school perform dance and act with patriotic themes. They sing desh bhakti geet/ songs in the praise of the nation. People of India always address the nation as a mother who protects and nurture their children, the citizens.
Mahatma Gandhi, “Today everyone wants to know what his rights are, but if a man learns to discharge his duties right from childhood and studies the sacred books of his faith he automatically exercises his rights too”
B.R. Ambedkar, “However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However, bad a Constitution may be,
if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good”.
Sarojini Naidu, “We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and
earnestness in action”.
Rabindranath Tagore, “I have never seen that life is bliss. I woke up and found that life is service. I served and found that there is joy in service.
Swami Vivekananda, “Every nation has a message to deliver, a mission to fulfil, a destiny to reach. The mission of India has been to guide humanity”.
A military contingent of the Egyptian Army will march in India's Republic Day parade on January 26. The Egyptian military contingent will have 144 personnel participating in the parade. This time, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the Chief Guest of the 74th Republic Day celebrations. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including five Ministers and senior officials. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is due to arrive in New Delhi on January 24. "This is for the first time that the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt has been invited as Chief Guest on our Republic Day. A military contingent from Egyptian Army will also participate in the Republic Day parade," the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official statement on Monday.