WISHING YOU A HAPPY 69TH REPUBLIC DAY (2018).

first of all wishing you a happy 69th republic day (2018). i salute my country & feel proud always

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REPUBLIC DAY 2018

Republic day 2018 in India is going to be celebrated on 26th of January, at Friday. In 2018, India is celebrating its 69th Republic Day. First Republic Day of India was celebrated in 1950.

REPUBLIC DAY IN INDIA

Republic day in India is celebrated every year with great pride on 26th of January to honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1950. It had replaced the Government of India Act, 1935 into the governing document of India. On this day, national holiday is declared by the Indian Government. The new Indian Constitution was sketched and approved by the Indian Constituent Assembly and decided to celebrate it on 26th of January every year as India became a republic country.

CHIEF GUESTS ON REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA, 2018

The chief guests on Republic Day of India 2018 would be 10 Great Leaders of the 10 nations of the world (Heads of ASEAN states). Below is the list of names of Chief Guests and their Nations:

• Sultan and incumbent Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah – Brunei
• Prime Minister Hun Sen – Cambodia
• President Joko Widodo – Indonesia
• Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith – Laos
• Prime Minister Najib Razak – Malaysia
• President Htin Kyaw – Myanmar
• President Rodrigo Roa Duterte – Philippines
• President Halimah Yacob – Singapore
• Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha – Thailand
• Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc – Vietnam

What is Special on 2018 Indian Republic Day

Following are the special to be happened on Republic Day of India in New Delhi in 2018:

• India will celebrate its Republic Day 2018 with the great leaders of all 10 Asean countries (Association of South East Asian Nations). This year in 2018, it is happening for the first time in Indian history that 10 chief guests would grace the Republic Day of India. It is very special because the Southeast Asian bloc completed its 50 years of formation (created on 8 August 1967) and India completed its 25 years of partnership (started in 1992) with the grouping in 2017.
• It is for the first time that ASEAN Flags will be displayed through fly in the sky over Rajpath.
• It is for the first time that one of the floats will show “All India Radio” to display Prime Minister’s monthly address “Mann Ki Baat”.
• One of the floats will be there from Income Tax Department to display anti-black money drive.
• 113 BSF women will perform motorcycle stunts such as pyramid, shaktiman, fish riding, seema prahari, bull fighting, etc.
• Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant is going to be displayed by the Indian Navy which will be commissioned in 2020.
• “Nirbhay missile” and the “Ashwini radar system” from The Defence Development and Research Organization will be displayed.
• “Airborne Early Warning and Control System (Netra) is going to fly over the Rajpath.
• Group of students from Delhi school will perform to represent Indo-ASEAN ties.
• Around 700 students from the guest countries will perform in the parade other than the Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy.
• A float by Punjab will be displayed under the theme “Sangat and Pangat” (Sangat means communal harmony; Pangat means community kitchen) representing love for humanity.
• Kathak and folk dances of many countries like Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, etc will be displayed.
• Around 61 tribal guests are invited to participate in the Republic Day celebration.
• 100-odd government agencies are involved in the preparations of Republic Day parade 2018.
• State capitals will celebrate republic day in the presence of governors of state.

IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRATING 26 JANUARY

Republic Day is the symbol of true spirit for the independent India where Indian President hoists our national flag and grand military parades, exhibiting the military equipment take place, including a variety of other events. Indian National Flag is tricolor in nature having horizontal stripes, i.e. upper saffron, middle white and bottom of dark green colour divided in equal proportions and a wheel (navy blue colour, having 24 spokes) in the centre representing the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.

India is a country where people from different cultures, societies, religions and languages live in harmony with each other. The freedom of our country is indeed a matter of great pride because needless to say it was obtained after many years of struggle and great sacrifice.

Therefore, this day is celebrated every year in order to make Indian people feel proud of having taken birth on this multi-cultural land. Republic Day is celebrated in a very colorful fashion in order to make celebrations memorable and special for every Indian Citizen. National Anthem is sung by the people who take part in the celebration. This celebration brings all the Indian people together and instills a feeling of national pride as well as love for our country.