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26th January 1950 is one of the most important days in Indian history as
it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India
became a truly sovereign state. In this day India became a totally
republican unit. The country finally realized the dream of Mahatma
Gandhi and the numerous freedom fighters who, fought for and sacrificed
their lives for the Independence of their country. So, the 26th of
January was decreed a national holiday and has been recognized and
celebrated as the Republic Day of India, ever since.

Today, the Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the
country and especially in the capital, New Delhi where the celebrations
start with the Presidential to the nation. The beginning of the occasion
is always a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died
for the country in the freedom movement and the succeeding wars for the
defense of sovereignty of their country. Then, the President comes
forward to award the medals of bravery to the people from the armed
forces for their exceptional courage in the field and also the
civilians, who have distinguished themselves by their different acts of
valour in different situations.

To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is
held in the capital, from the Rajghat, along the Vijaypath. The
different regiments of the army, the Navy and the Air force march past
in all their finery and official decorations even the horses of the
cavalry are attractively caparisoned to suit the occasion. The crème of
N.C.C cadets, selected from all over the country consider it an honour
to participate in this event, as do the school children from various
schools in the capital. They spend many days preparing for the event and
no expense is spared to see that every detail is taken care of, from
their practice for the drills, the essential props and their uniforms.

The parade is followed by a pageant of spectacular displays from the
different states of the country. These moving exhibits depict scenes of
activities of people in those states and the music and songs of that
particular state accompany each display. Each display brings out the
diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole show lends a
festive air to the occasion. The parade and the ensuing pageantry is
telecast by the National Television and is watched by millions of
viewers in every corner of the country.

The patriotic fervor of the people on this day brings the whole country
together even in her essential diversity. Every part of the country is
represented in occasion, which makes the Republic Day the most popular
of all the national holidays of India.

Republic Day History

It was 26th January 1950 one of the most important day 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.

The Indian Constituent Assembly met on December 9, 1946. The Assembly
appointed a number of committees to report on the various aspects of the
proposed constitution. The Indian Constitution was finalized with 395
Articles and eight Schedules, and was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly on November 26, 1949. The Indian Republic officially came into
being on January 26, 1950. January 26 was not some random date picked
out of the calendar. It was on this date in 1927, that the Indian
National Congress, then fighting its non-violent war for freedom, voted
for complete independence as against ‘dominion status’. It was the date
when members of the INC took the pledge to work towards a ‘sovereign
democratic republic’ of India. After the Constitution was written and
adopted on November 1949, 26 January 1950 the following year was chosen
as the day when India would finally arrive as a nation, complete with
the lengthiest and the most detailed constitution in the world. Since
than Republic day is celebrated all over the country. It was on 26th
January 1950 that India became a nation in the true sense, with a
constitution and elected representatives of the people.