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2. WHAT IS REPUBLICDAY
• Republic Day is one of three Indian national holidays and it
commemorates the enactment of the constitution of India, which occurred
on January 26, 1950. India had achieved independence from Britain on
August 15, 1947 (which is celebrated as a separate national holiday), but for
its first three years the country remained governed largely by the colonial
Government of India Act of 1935.
• Shortly after independence was declared, a constituent assembly elected by
provincial assemblies went about drafting a constitution that would govern
the newly independent nation. After more than two years, the constitution
of India was completed and solidified the establishment of India’s
independent democratic government.
• January 26 was chosen as the official enactment date as a nod to the Purna
Swaraj (complete self-rule) declaration of independence by the Indian
National Congress in 1930 — considered the first concrete step toward
independence from Britain.
3. WHY DO WE CELEBRATE REPUBLIC DAY
• Republic Day is celebrated on 26th January every year to mark the day on
which our constitution came into effect in 1950. After this day our country truly
became democratic and independent. The fundamental law of the country, the
Constitution, was enacted out of the diligence and hard work of great men like
Mahatma Gandhi and the numerous other freedom fighters who fought and
sacrificed their lives for the independence of our country.
• It was therefore declared a National holiday and has been recognized and
celebrated as the Republic Day of India ever since. It might seem like a question
that curious preschoolers might ask but it is often asked why the date was
specifically chosen for Republic Day to be celebrated.
• It is to be noted that January 26 had a great significance in India’s struggle for
Swaraj or autonomy. The Congress Session at Lahore on December 29, 1929,
had passed a resolution declaring Purna Swaraj or complete, absolute autonomy
as India’s goal. It was also decided that the 26th of January should be observed
all over India as Purna Swaraj Day.
4. Origin of Republic day
• After attaining independence from the British rule, the new
constitution was enrolled by the drafting committee under the
deanship of Dr BR Ambedkar. The Indian Constitution came into
effect on 26 January 1950, which declared India’s occurrence as an
Independent Republic.
• January 26th was chosen as the date because on this day in 1930,
the Indian National Congress revealed Purna Swaraj, the
declaration of India’s independence from the colonial rule.
• Republic Day signifies the right spirit of Independent and
Individual India. The important symbols of the festival include the
exhibition of military equipment, the national flag and military
equipment.
5. Beating Retreat Republic Day
• Beating retreat in India officially denotes the end of Republic
Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of 29 January, the third
day after the Republic Day and is organized by Section D of the Ministry
of Defence.
• It is performed by the bands of the three wings of the military, the Indian
Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, and pipe bands from the Army,
plus from 2016 a massed formation of bands of the Central Armed Police
Forces and the Delhi Police.
• The venue is Raisina Hills and an adjacent square, Vijay Chowk, flanked
by the North and South blocks of the Central Secretariat and
the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's Palace) towards the end of Rajpath.
6. FREEDOMFIGHTERS OF INDIA
• Behind the 15th of August 1947, there lies a tremendously violent and
chaotic history of intense rebellions, battles and movements carried out by
thousands of indian freedom fighters. All of India's independence warriors
battled, suffered, and often gave their lives to liberate india from British
domination.
• Many of us may have learned of several of them, but there are many
notable heroes whose efforts have gone unnoticed.
7. SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL
• Most brave from the young age, Vallabhbhai Patel was born in 1875 and
earned the title “Sardar” after his heroic contribution in Bardoli
Satyagrah.
• He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress,
who played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence,
guiding its integration into a united, independent nation.
8. RAM PRASAD BISMIL
Born on 11th June 1897, Ram Prasad Bismil was an Indian revolutionary who
participated in the Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1925, and fought against British rule
in India. He was a freedom fighter who played an active role in India’s
independence, June 11th is celebrated as his birth anniversary.
He was also a patriotic poet and wrote in hindi and urdu. He was an important
individual in India’s freedom struggle.
9. INDIAN CONSTITUTION ASSEMBLY
• The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to frame
the Constitution of India. It was elected by the 'Provincial Assembly'.
Following India's independence from British Government in 1947, its
members served as the nation's first Parliament.
• The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it
was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The
members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial
assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of proportional
representation.
• An idea for a Constituent Assembly was proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy, a
pioneer of the Communist movement in India and an advocate of radical
democracy. It became an official demand of the Indian National Congress in
1935,The Indian National Congress held its session at Lucknow on April
1936 presided by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
10. • Committees presented reports on issues. B.N. Rau prepared an initial
draft based on the reports and his research into the constitutions of
other nations.
• The drafting committee, chaired by B. R. Ambedkar , presented a
detailed draft constitution which was published for public
discussion.The draft constitution was discussed, and amendments
proposed and enacted.
• The constitution was adopted, with a committee of experts led by the
Congress Party (known as the Congress Assembly Party) played a
pivotal role.
The Assembly's work had Three stages: