Travel Kerala » Indian Republic Day http://travel.homestayscochin.com TRAVEL AND LEISURE - Experience God's Own Country Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:23:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 India’s Journey From Dominion To Republic – January 26 http://travel.homestayscochin.com/2010/01/15/indias-journey-from-dominion-to-republic-january-26/ http://travel.homestayscochin.com/2010/01/15/indias-journey-from-dominion-to-republic-january-26/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:14:19 +0000 admin http://travel.homestayscochin.com/?p=1159 Every Indian remembers and observes 15 August as India’s Independence Day. In 1947, India obtained its Independence, but it was only on 26 January 1950, it became a sovereign Republic. The main attractions of the event celebrated every year are the unfurling of the Tricolour by the President, his address to the nation and the Republic Day Parade that follows. Besides these, bravery awards to armed personnel and civilians and police medals are given away on this day.

India’s Constitution – the largest in the world – came into force on this day. The seeds of a Republic were sowed at the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress on 31 December 1929. Pt Jawarhar Lal Nehru presided over it, and the members of the meeting pledged to mark January 26 as ‘Independence Day’. The session led to the Civil Disobedience Movement. It was in order to honour this day that India’s Republic Day is now observed on 26 January.

The country has made great strides in the 60 years of it being a sovereign secular Republic. The parade, floats and celebrations can be watched live on television. You can even send Republic day greetings online, watch specific videos as well as download patriotic songs and wallpapers from government web sites.

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