Republic Day 2021 Image: ITBP personnel celebrate Republic Day today
India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day today. The Republic Day parade at the grand Rajpath in Delhi makes every Indian proud. The Republic Day celebrations started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to the National War Memorial on Tuesday morning. PM Modi led the nation in paying tribute to the heroes of India who gave their lives for the country. The National Flag was unfurled by President Ram Nath Kovind, the supreme commander of the armed forces. It was followed by the National Anthem. The Republic Day parade was led by Parade Commander, Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Mishra, Ati Vishisth Seva medal, General Officer Commanding Delhi Area. Major General Alok Kacker, Chief of Staff, Delhi Area was the Parade Second-in-Command. Apart from tableaux of the Armed forces, 17 tableaux from different states and nine tableaux from the ministries and departments of the central government and paramilitary forces
We are Indians, firstly and lastly. – BR Ambedkar
Let new India arise out of peasants cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper. – Swami Vivekananda
Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood. will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic. – Indira Gandhi
At the dawn of history, India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she [India] has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Republic Day 2021: Here are a few interesting facts about this day
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Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 9:20 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 26: Republic Day is celebrated every year in India on January 26 to commemorate the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect, in the year 1950, and the country became a republic. This year, in 2021, the nation is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day.
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The Indian Republic Day is celebrated all across India with lots of patriotism and fervour. At Rajpath, in Delhi, magnificent parades by regiments of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, police, and paramilitary forces are witnessed.
Three routes have been determined for the farmer leaders tractor rally from three border points of Delhi. The tractor rally will enter Delhi from Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur borders and return to its originating points.
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 11:43 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 26: India s fate is determined by its every citizen, whether it is the satyagrahi farmer, labourer, small and medium businessman, young job seeker or a housewife troubled by inflation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday as he greeted people on Republic Day.
India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day, the day its Constitution came into force in 1950. Every citizen of India determines the fate of the country, whether it is the satyagrahi farmer-labourer or small-medium businessman, young job seeker or a housewife troubled by inflation, Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. The Republic is from you, the Republic belongs to you, he said, extending best wishes to people on the occasion. The Congress, on its official Twitter handle, said, We shall never forget the struggles and sacrifices our brave hearts had to make to bring us freedom and our own Constitution. This Republic Day, let s renew our sacred vow t