Republic Day In The Time Of Covid
The 72nd Republic Day celebration is the first major public event in India since the pandemic struck. outlookindia.com 2021-01-26T12:16:59+05:30
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India s 71st Republic Day has its sight in the annals of history it will be singled out for its novelty. The pandemic and farmers unrest form the background of the celebration, which will also be the first major public event in the times of coronavirus.
This is also the second year that celebrations in the national capital are going to take place under the pall of protests. Last year, the agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) marked the days preceding and succeeding January 26.
Ladakh was represented in a tableau during the Republic Day parade, which highlighted the vision for it to be ‘carbon neutral and exemplary for the world.’
Republic Day 2021 will be slightly different on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade will be shorter this year, instead of ending at the Red Fort, it will culminate at National Stadium. However, people will still be able to view the tableaux performance at Red Fort.
The chairman of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), KargilFeroz Ahmed Khan, has written a letter to the Lt. Governor of Ladakh, R K Mathur complaining that Kargil’s religious and cultural ethos have been ignored in the Union Territory’s Republic Day parade tableau.
Stating that since this is the first time ever that Ladakh will have a tableau of its own on Republic Day, LAHDC (Kargil) chairman Feroz Ahmed Khan said that every region should be represented on the tableau.
“It is unfortunate to note that only a single aspect of Ladakhi culture has been incorporated for display on Ladakh’s Republic Day 2021 tableau, thereby failing to showcase the rich and diverse religious-cultural fabric of Ladakh. It is felt that partial representation of the UT at an event as prominent as the Republic Day celebration alienates the people of Kargil district,” Khan’s letter stated. “LAHDC, Kargil, wishes to request you to kindly pass necessary directions to the concerned