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  • Republic Day 2023: Interesting Facts About 74th Republic Day of India

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    Republic Day 2023: Interesting Facts About 74th Republic Day of India
    Every year, India invites the leader of a specific country to attend the Republic Day parade as the chief guest. 

    Digital Desk: This year is India's 74th Republic Day, and we are all excited to participate in and watch the festivities. We celebrated our first republic day in 1950, when Dr. Rajendra Prasad entered office and began serving as President of India.

    Interesting Unknown Facts About India's Constitution

    Republic Day and Independence Day are two national holidays celebrated with zeal and patriotism throughout the country. A parade, the Beating Retreat ceremony, a military tattoo and tribal dance festival, and a drone show will all be part of this year's week-long Republic Day activities.

    On January 26, 1930, the Indian National Congress (INC) declared Purna Swaraj (complete independence) in opposition to the British government's dominion status in the country. As a result, this day was chosen for the adoption of the Constitution.

    Every year, India invites the leader of a specific country to attend the Republic Day parade as the chief guest. Indonesian President Sukarno was the first head of state to attend India's Republic Day celebrations in 1950.

    Who will be the guest for Republic Day 2023?
    Republic Day 2023: Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the Egyptian president, will be the special guest this year.

    Republic Day 2023: Interesting and Unknown facts about India’s Republic Day

    The Indian Constitution went into effect on January 26, 1950. Since then, January 26 has been designated as Republic Day. 

    The Constituent Assembly did, however, adopt the Constitution on November 26, 1949. The Constitution was drafted in two years, eleven months, and eighteen days.

    The Indian Constitution went into effect on January 26, 1950, and that date is known as Republic Day.

    The Indian constitution is the world's longest, with 444 articles grouped into 22 parts, 12 schedules, and 118 modifications to date.

    On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly passed the constitution, which went into effect in 1950.

    The first Republic Day parade took place in 1950 at the Irwin Amphitheater (now Major Dhyan Chand Stadium), with over 100 aircraft and 3,000 Indian armed personnel taking part.

    The inaugural parade at Rajpath was held in 1955, one of only two times a Pakistani governor was awarded the honour, with Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad of Pakistan as the chief guest.

    The date of January 26 was chosen since it was on this day in 1930 that the Indian National Congress launched Purna Swaraj, which rejected the Dominion status of the British Regime and declared India's independence from colonial control.

    The chief guest during the Republic Day parade is frequently the head of a given country. Indonesian President Sukarno was the first head of state to attend India's Republic Day celebrations in 1950.

    Each army participant in the march is subjected to a rigorous four-layer evaluation, including a comprehensive review of their armaments.