{"id":2222,"date":"2018-01-25T09:22:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T03:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2018-01-09T10:00:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T04:30:48","slug":"things-know-republic-day-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/things-know-republic-day-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to know about the Republic Day of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India became an independent nation in 1947 and adopted a republic constitution on January 26, 1950. Since then, the day is celebrated as the Republic Day of India. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar drafted the Indian constitution. It took Dr Ambedkar 2 years and 11 months to complete the constitution of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Where is the constitution of India at present?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first copy of the Indian constitution was not printed. It was handwritten in both Hindi and English. The font used was calligraphy. The original book of <em><strong>C<\/strong><strong>onstitution of India<\/strong><\/em> lies in a special helium filled case in the library of the Parliament of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Where was the first Republic day Parade held?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Republic Day Parade was held in 1950 in Rajpath. Rajpath is a road that runs from Rashtrapati Bhawan to the India Gate. President Sukarno of Indonesia was the first chief guest of the Republic Day celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Rajpath became the permanent venue for the Republic Day Parade in 1955<\/strong><\/em>. Between 1950 to 1955, the Parade was held at different venues like Red Fort, National Stadium, and Ramlila Ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1930 in January 26, Republic day was celebrated as \u201c<em><strong>Poorna Swaraj Day<\/strong><\/em>\u201d or India\u2019s Complete Independence day. On this day, India decided to fight for complete freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><i>What is done in the Republic Day?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republic Day Parade is a public display of India\u2019s strength in terms of defence and cultural diversity. The Parade displays the defense equipment from Indian Air Force, Navy, and Military. The Parade boosts the confidence among Indians that they safe under any circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2228\" style=\"width: 959px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bike-stunts-at-Replublic-day-Parade.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bike-stunts-at-Replublic-day-Parade.jpg?resize=959%2C678\" alt=\"Bike stunts at Replublic day Parade\" width=\"959\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bike-stunts-at-Replublic-day-Parade.jpg?w=959&amp;ssl=1 959w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bike-stunts-at-Replublic-day-Parade.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bike-stunts-at-Replublic-day-Parade.jpg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.adsingh.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s Republic Day is also a <em><strong>national dry day<\/strong><\/em>. Except in Goa, all other wine and beer shops across India are closed on this day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Republic Day celebration is actually a 3 day event<\/strong><\/em>. It ends on January 29 with a beating retreat held at Vijay Chowk of Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President of India takes the center stage, hosts the national flag on the Republic day. The President takes the military salute as the Commander in Chief of the Indian Armed Force. The Indian State Governors take respective military salutes in their state capitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning to visit Delhi? 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