Republic day 2015 in India would be celebrated on 26th of January, at Monday. This year in 2015, India would celebrate its 66th Republic Day. First Republic Day was celebrated in India in 1950.

Republic Day in India

Republic day in India is celebrated every year with great honour on 26th of January to honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1950. It had replaced the Government of India Act, 1935 into the governing document of the India. At this day, a national holiday is declared by the Indian Government. The new Indian constitution was sketched and approved by the Indian Constituent Assembly and decided to celebrate it on 26th of January every year as India became a republic country.

What’s Special on this Republic Day

As per the media, Women armed forces of India would take part for the first time in the Republic day Parade of this year, 2015. The order came from the top authorities as our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi keen to Women Empowerment and Nari Shakti. Women Empowerment and Nari Shakti would be the main theme of this year Parade.

It is confirmed that, US President, Barack Obama would be the chief guest on this year, 2015 Republic Day celebration of India on 26th of January in New Delhi.

It has also been confirmed that US President, Barack Obama would visit the Taj Mahal (a world class Indian heritage) during his visit to India on Republic Day 2015. The date of Taj Mahal visit has been scheduled on a day later to the Republic Day means 27th of January.

Republic Day Celebration

As Independence Day in India is celebrated to enjoy the freedom of India from the British Rule, Republic Day in India is celebrated to commemorate the coming of its own constitution into force. Officially it is celebrated every year in the national capital of India (New Delhi) at the Rajpath in the presence of the President of India. Mini celebrations are also take place in the state capitals in the presence of the governor of the state by spreading out the National Flag of the country.

January 26 is declared as the gazetted holiday all over the country by the Government of India. It is celebrated throughout the India with great enthusiasm by the students and teachers in the schools, colleges, universities and other educational institution.

An excellent parade and salute event is held by the military team at the Rajpath in front of the India Gate in the New Delhi, India.

Chief Guest on Republic Day of India 2015

According to the Media report, US President, Barack Obama would be the chief guest on this year (2015) celebration of the Republic Day of India (26th January) in New Delhi. According to the report, Barack Obama would be the 1st US President who visit India 2nd time during his tenure. He has visited India first time in the month of November in 2010. Also, He would be the first US President who has been invited to enhance the glory of the great occasion as a chief guest.

US President, Barack Obama has accepted the invitation of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to visit India on this Republic Day celebration 2015 as a chief guest of the Republic Day Parade.

How Republic Day is Celebrated

Events and celebrations are organized with great effort by the Government of India already to celebrate the Republic Day in the Capital. A huge and grand military parade is held in the New Delhi at Rajpath as well as the state capitals. Participants from the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy and traditional dance group takes part in the parades.

Parade held in the New Delhi starts especially when prime minister of the India offer garland at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate. It is done to commemorate all the sacrifices of the Indian army soldiers while saving their country. The military salute is taken by the President of India during the parade in the Capital whereas military salute is taken by the state governors in the state capitals. At this special day, a foreign head of the state become chief guest of the president.

National awards (Maha Veer Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Param Veer Chakra, Veer Chakra) and bravery medals are also distributed at this day to the soldiers of armed forces, common people and students from the school. Armed forces helicopters do parade in the surrounding area of the India Gate to shower the rose petals over audience. A dance parade by singing patriotic songs is also performed by the school children. Armed Forces staff performs the motorcycle rides whereas the staff from the Indian Air Force perform fly parade through the fighter planes (making tri color of the Indian Flag by the smoke) for offering the honour salute to the president.

A range of traditional and cultural programs are performed by the professionals from different states to focus the history and culture of the country. During this grand celebration, a prime minister’s rally and Lok Tarang-National Folk Dance Festival is also held from 24th of January to the 29th of January.

All the Government and non Government offices of the nation and state including post offices, banks are closed at this day. Special security is organized at this day because of the huge crowed and prevent the common people from any problem.

History of Celebrating Republic Day

India got freedom from the British Rule on 15th of August in the year 1947. At that time, there was no any permanent constitution of the country. First time, the first draft of the Indian Constitution was presented by the drafting committee to the national assembly on 4th of November in the year 1947. The first draft of the Indian Constitution was signed by the national assembly in both version, the English and the Hindi on 24th of January in the year 1950.

Then the Constitution of India came into effect on the Republic Day means 26th of January in 1950. From then, the 26th of January was started celebrating as the Republic Day in India. At this day, India was declared as the Purna Swaraj Country thus it was started celebrating every year as the anniversary of the Purna Swaraj Day.

The Constitution of India brought the power to the Indian citizens to select their own government. The oath was taken by the Dr. Rajendra Prasad as a first president of the India at Durbar Hall in the Government House. India has big history behind celebrating the Republic day.

Importance of Celebrating 26 January

Republic Day is the symbol of true spirit for the independent India where military parades, exhibiting military equipments, salute to the national flag by the Indian president and variety of events are take place at this day. Indian national flag has horizontally tricolour (upper saffron, middle white and bottom of dark green colour divided in the equal proportion) and a wheel (navy blue colour, having 24 spokes) in the centre representing the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.

India is a country having people of different cultures, societies, religions and languages who interplay with each other harmoniously. Independence to the India is the great pride as it was obtained over years after facing a variety of obstacles and hurdles.

The day is celebrated every year to feel the Indian people very proud for living in the multi cultural and independent country. Republic Day is celebrated in very colourful and exhilarating ways in order to make memorable and significant celebration of the year. National Anthem is sing by the people participated in the celebration. This celebration brings all the Indian people together at one place and thinks at one topic.

Indian republic day chief guest list

As every year, the India would follow the great Indian culture and tradition “Atithi Devo Bhav” of welcoming the prime Minister of another country as a chief guest. This year, the Republic Day 2014, the India would heartily welcome the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, as a chief guest at the Indian Republic Day. Below is the list of all the chief guests welcomed in India at each Republic Day from the year India was declared as the Republic country till 2014:

Year Guest Name Country

2015 President, Barack Obama USA

2014 Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe Japan

2013 King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan

2012 Prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra Thailand

2011 President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesia

2010 President, Lee Myung Bak Republic of Korea

2009 President, Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan

2008 President, Nicolas Sarkozy France

2007 President, Vladimir Putin Russia

2006 King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Saudi Arabia

2005 King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck Bhutan

2004 President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil

2003 President, Mohammed Khatami Iran

2002 President, Cassam Uteem Mauritius

2001 President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria

2000 President, Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria

1999 King, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Nepal

1998 President, Jacques Chirac France

1997 Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday Trinidad and Tobago

1996 President, Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso Brazil

1995 President, Nelson Mandela South Africa

1994 Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong Singapore

1993 Prime Minister, John Major United Kingdom

1992 President, Mário Soares Portugal

1991 President, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maldives

1990 Prime Minister, Anerood Jugnauth Mauritius

1989 General Secretary, Nguyen Van Linh Vietnam

1988 President, Junius Jayewardene Sri Lanka

1987 President, Alan Garcia Peru

1986 Prime Minister, Andreas Papandreou Greece

1985 President, Raúl Alfonsín Argentina

1984 King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck Bhutan

1983 President, Shehu Shagari Nigeria

1982 King, Juan Carlos I Spain

1981 President, Jose Lopez Portillo Mexico

1980 President, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing France

1979 Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser Australia

1978 President, Patrick Hillery Ireland

1977 First Secretary, Edward Gierek Poland

1976 Prime Minister, Jacques Chirac France

1975 President, Kenneth Kaunda Zambia

1974 President, Josip Broz Tito Yugoslavia

Prime Minister, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike Sri Lanka

1973 President, Mobutu Sese Seko Zaire

1972 Prime Minister, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Mauritius

1971 President, Julius Nyerere Tanzania

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1969 Prime Minister, Todor Zhivkov Bulgaria

1968 Prime Minister, Alexei Kosygin Soviet Union

President, Josip Broz Tito Yugoslavia

1967 - 

1966 - 

1965 Food and Agriculture Minister, Rana Abdul Hamid Pakistan

1964 - 

1963 King, Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia

1962 - 

1961 Queen, Elizabeth II United Kingdom

1960 President, Kliment Voroshilov Soviet Union

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1958 Marshall Ye Jianying People’s Republic of China

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1956 - 

1955 Governor General, Malik Ghulam Muhammad Pakistan

1954 King, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Bhutan

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1950 President, Sukarno Indonesia

Republic Day (26 January) Parade

This is the real picture of the Republic Day parade at the Rajpath by the President’s Body Guards, coming out from the President’s house, wore the winter ceremonial dress. The Bodyguard of the President of the India becomes a specially selected Indian Army from cavalry regiment, based in the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and a senior most unit of the Indian Army. The Bodyguards of the Indian President becomes fully responsible for guiding and protecting the President of India. They become fully equipped with equipments, BTR-60 vehicles to use in any combat and ride horses.

This is the photo of Republic Day parade by displaying an Agni-ll Ballistic missile at the Rajpath. Agni-II is a great Indian ballistic missile of an intermediate-range having target capacity of around 3,500 km to 5,000 km deep to the neighboring countries. It has been developed as a most sophisticated Indian ballistic missile of its range having the circular error probable within 40 meters of range. After it, the Agni-lll Ballistic missile of India has also been developed as its successor in the month of June in 2011.

This is an excellently decorated picture of the Lion Capital at the Rajpath on the occasion of celebrating the Republic Day of India. Just in front of the Lion Capital there is made the map of India decorated with the yellow flower. In the middle of map there is made an Indian Flag of tricolor. Below the map of India there is made three circles of the flower under a big circle. How amazing look has this decorated Lion Capital.

This is the snap of the Republic Day parade by the exclusive BSF Camel Contingent of India at the Rajpath. BSF of the India become the Border Security Force of the Government of India, under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs of India, which is responsible for the guarding the international Indian borders. BSF becomes one of the specially selected Central Armed Police Forces which was established on 1st of December in 1965 to guard the international borders of India in order to maintain the peace as well as to prevent the trans border crimes. Indian BSF has the strength of around 240,000 personnel (both, men and women) divided in 186 battalions. Indian BSF is the largest border guarding forces all over the world. The first Director General of the Indian BSF was the K. F. Rustomji who had founded the BSF in India and known as the “Founding Father of the Indian BSF”.

This is an amazing shot of the Republic Day parade by the Indian Army Madras Regiment at the Rajpath. The Madras Regiment of India is considered as the oldest regiment of the army formed in India during 1750s (Madras town was founded in the year 1639). It has become an old Indian regiment went through the various campaigns of the British Indian Army and continuously as an Indian Army. Earlier during 1660s, it was developed as Madras European Regiment by the East India Company however; later during 1750s, it was developed as a battalion by the Major Stringer Lawrence. After independence, the Madras Regiment was formed which has become involved in various campaigns like humanitarian aid operations and UN peacekeeping missions.