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Posted on: Jan 24, '09

Indian Republic Day

Although India obtained its independence on August 15, 1947, the Constitution of India came into effect only on January 26, 1950. During the transition period from 1947 to 1950, King George VI was the head of country. C. Rajagopalachari served as the Governor-General of India during this period. Following January 26, 1950, Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president of India..

Celebrations

To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, New Delhi, from the Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's Palace), along the Rajpath, past India Gate and on to the historic Red Fort. The different regiments of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force march past in all their finery and official decorations. The President of India who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, takes the salute. Parades demonstrating the cultures of the various states and regions of India are also held and broadcast nationwide on television. The parade also includes vibrant displays and floats and traditionally ends with a flypast by Indian Air Force jets.

Celebrations are also held in state capitals, where the governor of the state unfurls the national flag. If the Governor of the state is unwell, or is unavailable for some reason, the Chief Minister of the state assumes the honor of unfurling the National Flag of India.

Chief Guest
India hosts another head of state as the chief guest on this day. The strategic importance of any nation as associated by India can be easily attributed from this list.

Year          Guest Name                            Country
1976 Prime Minister Jacques Chirac       France
1978 President Dr.Patrick Hillery             Ireland
1986 Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou     Greece
1992 President Mário Soares Portugal
1995 President Nelson Mandela[1]          South Africa
1996 President Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso  Brazil
1997 Prime Minister Basdeo Panday  Trinidad
                                                                 and Tobago
1998 President Jacques Chirac               France
1999 King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev     Nepal
2000 President Olusegun Obasanjo              Nigeria
2001 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika             Algeria
2002 President Cassam Uteem               Mauritius
2003 President Mohammed Khatami           Iran
2004 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva     Brazil
2005 King Jigme Singye Wangchuk             Bhutan
2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud      Saudi
                                                                              Arabia
2007 President Vladimir Putin                           Russia
2008 President Nicolas Sarkozy                        France
2009 President Nursultan Nazarbayev              Kazakhstan

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manisha_bhattacharya said:
Informative post, thanks!

February 01, '09

notjustart said:
Thanks Zaheer, the appointment of Head of State as Chief Guest wasn't known to me, thanks for sharing!

January 27, '09

ashokthakur said:
VERY INFORMATIVE
HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY
JAI HIND

January 25, '09

beatofsoul said:
thx 4 sharing

January 25, '09

sazzyme said:
holy!!! u in bangladesh brother and u know so much bout india that I DIDNT KNOW!!!
lol.u rock
that bit bout guests of honor is news to me..
thanks for the info..

gud one..much appreciated

January 25, '09

ladyinred17 said:
Wonderful and informative read. It was a proud moment when the country became a democratic, sovereign republic and the constitution was adopted i 1950. we have come a long way and have a long way to go.

Happy republic day
tc.

January 24, '09

kesharGemini said:

very informatic blog

January 24, '09

astrologychat said:

Its indeed nice to know of your wonderfully informative interest in keeping such historical documents upto date.Coz for many of us its a refreshing new.
Thanks for sharing.

January 24, '09

madhumitaCAP2000 said:
thankyou so much zaheer

blog worth preserving

January 24, '09

neha_sh2000 said:

....very informative...

January 24, '09

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