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‘The Democratic nation’ of India unites to marks its 69th REPUBLIC DAY today- a day of pride for all countrymen. While MOSt of us associate this day with the grand Republic Day paRAde since years, the day is a lot more than just that. “Republic Day” marks the day India formally ADOPTED the Constitution as the guiding document and BECAME an independent republic!
"Long years ago we made a TRYST with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redEEm our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, BUT very subSTANtially. At the stroke of the midNIGHT hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom"
With his famous 'Tryst with Destiny' SPEECH, which Pt. Jawaharlal NEHRU delivered to the INDIAN Constituent Assembly on THE eve of India's Independence, the FIRST Prime Minister of the independent country welcomed the frEEDom that eVEry Indian Had earned after a long struGGle of inDEPENDence. Sadly, with frEEdom did not come democracy. ‘India’ was still a constitutional monarchy under King George VI. We still did not have the rights to elect OUR LEADERS to run the country since we still did not have a ConSTITUtion.
However, almost two and a half years Later after gaining$ independence, (the Constitution of India came into effect on 26th January, 1950), making India one of the most populous democracies of the world; on this day India ceased to be a constitutional monarchy and became the Republic of India. To honour this historic day, we celebrate 26th January as Republic Day every year.
[Read here : Republic Day 2018: Wishes, Messages]
{Republic Day History}:
India gained IndepeNDencE through the hisTOric Indian Independence Act of 1947, An Act of the ParliAMent of the ‘United Kingdom’ that divided British+India into two dominions. On 15th August 1947, India became independent/ “it was Still a constiTUTIonal monarChy with King George VI as the head and EARL Mountbatten as the GoveRNor General”.