The Republic Day of India is a national holiday of India to mark the adoption of the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British dominion to a republic on Jan. 26, 1950.
India's 60th Republic day celebrations began with in New Delhi with the Defense Minister AK Antony paying homage to the heroes at the India Gateway Memorial.AK Antony was standing in for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,who is recuperating from the heart surgery.This was the first Republic day which was celebrated without the Prime Minister in India according to Indio-Asian News service.
India President Pratibha Patil saluted the marching contingents, accompanied by visiting Kazakhsthan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the chief guest on the occasion.Patil awarded the posthumously for the soldiers who died fighting in the Indian controlled Kashmir district as a token of gratitude for their gallantry.
The parade began with a contingent of the 61st Cavalry. Overhead, four Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force in a formation, showered rose petals on the hundreds of spectators.Following them were contingents of the three armed forces and the paramilitary forces.
The republic day marks the birth date of the Indian constitution i.e The day when India was called 'a republic state ' which became free from the British Dominion(constitutionally).
Its good that none of us was beaten by some gang of goons on 24rth of january night like the girls and boys who suffered the curse of Shri Ram Sena in Mangalore.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise we might not have been able to say “Happy Republicans Day” so happily.
I maintain that India is yet not free as freedom is the independence of Man from men, it is the sovereignty of individual to act rationally. Freedom doesn’t mean rule of majority, even Savages follows the rule of their cults!
but then its just the start of the proceedings. Such proceedings will go up till 14rth of februry. Innocent girls and boys will be harassed, beaten and assaulted becoz some section will think they are hurting Indian culture.
Anyways, since none of us was there in that mangalore pub where those innocent youth were harassed, hence we can say Happy Republicans day. Does it make one feel to be in the group of those who were beaten, or in the group of those who harassed them? Or may it just doesn’t matter anymore.
Those who say India is free doesn't understand what freedom is.
it is true that India got freedom against britishers in 1947.
Indians are yet not free though.
India is still struggling against slavery
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