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Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of India and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950.
[2] [3] [4] The first live performance by Lata Mangeshkar of the song was on 26 January 1963 and was held at an event at the National Stadium in New Delhi. President S. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru attended the performance because Republic Day (26 January) 1963, which was just two months after the end of the war. [5]
26 January: Republic Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India [2] 15 August: Independence Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1947 Independence from the British rule [3] 2 October: Gandhi Jayanti: Fixed Honors Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 [4]
However, the new Constitution of India, as drafted and approved by the Constituent Assembly, was mandated to take effect on 26 January 1950, to commemorate the 1930 declaration. On that day in 1950, India became a republic. 26 January is now celebrated as Republic Day of India every year.
The National Pledge has been required to be recited in schools daily since Republic Day, January 26, 1965, [3] and is also spoken during school assemblies, on Independence Day, Republic Day, and at other traditional or lawful ceremonies and also daily in school.
On 3 July 2023, an executive magistrate in Srinagar sent 11 men to jail for a week, allegedly not rising for the anthem at a 25 June event in the presence of J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. [45] Other incidents of violent outbreaks associated with the policy were also reported.
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.
Since 1950, India has been hosting head of state or government of another country as the state guest of honor for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.During 1950–1954, Republic Day celebrations were organized at different venues (like Irwin Amphitheatre, Kingsway, Red Fort and Ramlila Maidan).