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Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India, and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950. The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India, thus turning the nation from a dominion into a republic ...
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The Constitution of India came into force, and India declared itself a Republic on 26 January 1950, a day thereafter celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. The Constitution had been drafted by the Constituent Assembly headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar which was set up when India gained its independence from the British in 1947.
1950 – The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. [32] 1952 – Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. [33]
Following the independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic. [2] [3] It is inscribed in the Devanagari script at the base of the Lion Capital of Ashoka and forms an integral, part of the Indian national emblem.
[52] [16] On 26 January, the 71st Republic Day of India, over 100,000 people assembled at the protest site. [53] [54] The flag was hoisted by three local elderly women who became known as "Shaheen Bagh dadis" ("grandmother" in Urdu) during the protest and by the mother of Rohith Vemula. [55] [56] This included Bilquis, Asma and Sarwari.
Republic Day [9] changed to vector image: 26 January 1950 [39] Republic Day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic on 26 January 1950. [40] [41] The date was chosen as the Indian National Congress proclaimed Purna Swaraj (complete independence) on this day in 1930. [42] [43] Gandhi ...
The Delhi Republic Day parade is the largest and most important of the parades marking the Republic Day celebrations in India. The parade takes place every year on 26 January at Kartavya Path, New Delhi. It is the main attraction of India's Republic Day celebrations, which last for three days.