Republic Day is celebrated every year on January 26th to honor the date when India's constitution came into effect in 1950. A parade is held in New Delhi where the president attends. Schools, offices, and colleges hold events and distribute sweets. The national flag is hoisted and national anthem sung. India gained independence on August 15th 1947 but did not have a permanent constitution until January 26th 1950.

1. Happy Republic
Day

2. • Republic Day is celebrated on 26th January
every year.
Republic
Day
• It is celebrated to honour the date when the
Constitution of India came into force.
• It is a national holiday declared by the
Government of India.

3. • India got its independence on 15th August 1947 from the
British.
• At that point of time, India did not have a permanent
constitution.
• The Drafting Committee drafted a permanent
constitution for India.
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting
Committee.
• The constitution came into effect, throughout the
nation, on 26th January 1950.
• Today, the Indian Constitution is the longest in the world.
Our Constitution

4. Celebrations
• On this day, a parade takes place in
the national capital of India, New
Delhi, in the presence of the
President of India.
• Many events are held in schools,
colleges and offices. Sweets are also
distributed.
• The National Flag is hoisted and the
National Anthem is sung.

5. Celebrations

6. Celebrations

7. Peacock is India’s National
Bird.
National symbols
Lotus is India’s National Flower
Tiger is India’s National
Animal

8. • Our National flag has three colours. Hence, it is also
known as a tricolour (tiranga).
• They are saffron, white and green.
• Saffron stands for strength and courage.
• White stands for peace and honesty.
• Green stands for progress and prosperity.
National flag

9. • It has the Ashoka chakra in the centre.
• The Ashok chakra has 24 spokes. It is taken from the
Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath.
• The flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya.
National flag

10. National anthem
• The National Anthem of India, Jana Gana
Mana, was written by Rabindranath
Tagore.
• It was officially adopted as the Indian
National Anthem on 24th January, 1950.

11. National Emblem
• The National Emblem of India is an adaptation of the lion
capital of Ashoka of Sarnath.
• It was adopted as our emblem on 26th January, 1950,
when India became a republic.
• Our emblem is used for many official documents like
currency notes, passports, etc.
• The emblem symbolises power, courage and confidence.
• The motto of the emblem is ‘Satyameva Jayate’, which
means ‘truth alone triumphs’.