This is the first time that the Republic Day celebrations will have 10 chief guests from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei – will be hosted in this year’s 69th Republic Day celebrations.
NEW DELHI: We are going to celebrate the 69th Republic Day today. As a largest democracy of the world, we should be proud of our past and heritage.PM Modi is hosting 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN as guests of honour at the ceremonial parade being held at Rajpath.
The parade is presided over by President Ram Nath Kovind.The Republic Day parade began at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate where PM Modi paid homage to the soldiers who died in the line of duty.
For the first time, 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders will be attending Republic Day 2018 as Chief Guests. The ten nations are – Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
The ASEAN flag will be flown during the parade and also an all-woman bikers’ of Border Security Force will debut on Rajpath on Republic Day 2018.
The 113-member ‘Seema Bhavani’ squad will display 16 kinds of stunts on 350cc Royal Enfield motorcycles.The doodle, mainly painted with various palettes of blue, also has hues of saffron and green depicting the national flag.
Attack helicopter Rudra will participate in the celebrations for the first time ever. The Navy will showcase Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant, which will be commissioned in 2020 and the DRDO will exhibit the ‘Nirbhay’ missile and the Ashwini radar system.
The importance of the Republic Day and Independence Day, no doubt, bring a sense of joy, pride and contentment among us. However, we can’t claim that we have achieved everything as an independent nation. It is a bitter fact that we could not give a prosperous life to every citizen of this country.
Still, millions of people go hungry without proper food, shelter and drinking water every day. Another great number of youths are unemployed. Crime against children and women are rampant. We could not erase corruption from our daily and public lives.But, we hope that we will do better in coming days to come.
As a matured citizen of this country, we should make our politicians and bureaucrats accountable for their every action. We can’t say and brush aside the things so easily. We are also responsible for what we have achieved and failed as a great nation.
The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country’s transition towards becoming an independent republic.
26 January was chosen to be observed as the Republic day because it was on this day in 1930 when the Indian National Congress declared Purna Swaraj or Indian independence from the British regime. Also, India has the longest written Constitution in the world, with 448 articles in 22 Parts, 12 Schedules and 97 Amendments.
In the Capital, the grand and colourful Republic Day parade is something that a lot of people gathered at the India Gate and Rajpath looks forward to seeing. The rich culture and heritage of India is celebrated along with the unity in its beautiful diversity.
Republic Day is celebrated on January 26 with the Parade on Rajpath, the celebrations are spread over three days and ends with the Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29.India celebrates its 69th Republic Day with a parade at Rajpath showcasing its full military might and cultural diversity.
