Republic Day 2024 Live Updates: India is all set to celebrate its 75th Republic Day on 26th January 2024. This year French President Emmanuel Macron will be the chief guest.
President Droupadi Murmu will hoist the national flag at 8 am at Kartavya Path. This year’s Republic Day theme is ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Loktatantra ki Matruka’.
The Republic Day 2024 parade will commence at 10:30 am (IST) from New Delhi’s Vijay Chowk, following the route from Vijay Chowk to Kartavya Path. It will start at Rashtrapati Bhawan and proceed to the Rajpath.
The venue will accommodate approximately 77,000 people, with 42,000 reserved for the general public.
Numerous tableaus will showcase India’s rich cultural history, culture, and tradition. The cultural pageantry of the R-Day includes vibrant fold dance performances and patriotic songs.
This year’s top attractions include a women’s tri-service group parade, a French contingent to join the R-Day parade, six Indians to join the French military team in the Republic Day parade, AI to take space in the parade, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 to be highlighted, and so on.
Catch the live-action here.
Republic Day 2024 Live: Jammu’s Bhimgarh Fort illuminated with vibrant tricoloured lights
Republic Day 2024 Live: Bhimgarh Fort in Jammu’s Reasi is illuminated with vibrant tricoloured lights on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day.
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Republic Day 2024 Live: French President Emmanuel Macron is the chief guest of the 75th Republic Day; here is the list of chief guest over the years
Republic Day 2024 Live: French President Emmanuel Macron will be gracing the event as the chief guest on the 75th Republic Day celebrations.
Here’s a list of the chief guests over the years:
2023: Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
2020: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro
2019: South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa
2018: Heads of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states. These included: Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei; Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia; Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia; Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Laos; Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia;’ Aung San Suu Kyi, State counsellor of Myanmar; Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines; Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore; Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand; Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam.
2017: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
2016: French President Francois Hollande
2015: US President Barack Obama
2014: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2013: Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
2012: Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
2007: Russian President Vladimir Putin
2002: Mauritius President Cassam Uteem
1995: South Africa President Nelson Mandela
1971: Tanzania President Julius Nyerere
1967: Afghanistan’s King Mohammed Zahir Shah
1961: UK’s Queen Elizabeth
1960: USSR President Kliment Voroshilo
1957: Soviet Union Defence Minister Georgy Zhukov
Republic Day 2024 Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi won’t unfurl the national flag; here’s why
Republic Day 2024 Live: India is all set to celebrate its 75th Republic Day on January 26, 2024. Every year, many across the country remain confused about who will unfurl the flag on this special day. To set it straight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not unfurl the national flag on Republic Day 2024. It will be President Droupadi Murmu. Here is why. On Independence Day, the prime minister raises the national flag at Red Fort. However, Republic Day starts with the President of India unfurling the flag at Kartavya Path, earlier called Rajpath and originally named Kingsway. Republic Day involves the President unfurling the flag, already at the peak with flowers tied to it. This act signifies that India, having already gained independence, celebrates its established freedom and the enactment of its Constitution. Another distinction lies in the venues and subsequent proceedings. The prime minister’s flag hoisting at Red Fort is succeeded by a national address. Conversely, the president’s unfurling on Republic Day at Kartavya Path heralds a grand parade.
Republic Day 2024 Live: History behind the celebrations on 26 January
Republic Day 2024 Live: On January 26, 1950, the Indian Constitution was formally adopted, and that event is commemorated on Republic Day. India was freed from the British Raj in 1947, but it wasn’t until January 26, 1950, that the Indian Constitution took effect, making India a sovereign state and establishing it as a republic.
The Constituent Assembly convened for the first time on 9 December, 1946, and met for the final time on 26 November, 1949, which is also observed as Constitution Day.
Republic Day honours the spirit of India’s independence. As the Indian National Congress proclaimed the end of colonial rule on 26 January in 1930, declaring Purna Swaraj in its convention on the banks of Ravi in Lahore, the Constitution was then formally adopted on 26 January 1950. Republic Day also honours the right of Indian citizens to elect a democratically-run government. To honour the creation of the Indian Constitution, the nation observes it as a national holiday.
Republic Day 2024 Live: Google celebrates India’s 75th Republic Day with Doodle featuring parade on different screens over decades
Republic Day 2024 Live: Celebrating India’s 75th Republic Day, the Google Doodle showcased the parades, through the decades, on different screens: a black-and-white television set, a colour TV, and a mobile phone. The doodle featured by guest artist Vrinda Zaveri depicted the Republic Day parade as it would have been seen on different screens. On this day in 1950, India declared itself a sovereign, democratic, and republic state with the adoption of the Constitution.
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