From The Hindu Archives | The #RepublicDay ‘parade’ is designed to underline the republican nature of our governing arrangement, by demonstrating that the armed forces formally offer salute & respect to the civilian authority, symbolised by the President of India.
From The Hindu Archives | A Republic is born: The Hindu Editorial on January 26, 1950 bit.ly/3iNJ51I 
Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta, Indian Ambassador to Netherlands, presenting a copy of the #ConstitutionofIndia to the Director of the Peace Palace Library on the occasion of the Indian Republic Day on January 26, 1950. Photo: The Hindu Archives
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In January 1950, the Indonesia President accompanied by Lady Sukarno and the Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru visiting the studios of All India Radio to broadcast a message on the #RepublicDay. Photo: The Hindu Archives
On January 26, 1950, India became a republic. Here’s how it happened. bit.ly/2Ys8Yeh
Photo: The Hindu Archives
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Photo: The Hindu Archives
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From The Hindu Archives | Pakistan's Governor Malik Ghulam Muhammad, the first chief guest to attend the parade at Rajpath in 1955, with the President Dr. Rajendra Prasad exchanging greetings at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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From The Hindu Archives | Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with the President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito, who was the chief guest during the #RepublicDay in 1968.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with the Prime Minister of France Jacques Chirac and Madame Chirac ahead of the #RepublicDay in 1976. Photo: The Hindu Archives
“I feel that the #Constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and in wartime,” said Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Chairman of the Drafting Committee. Why did we need a Drafting Committee? Read on bit.ly/2Ys8Yeh
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