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17 Important Facts About 26 January (Republic Day)


26 January Facts (Republic Day)

  1. It took about 2 years 11 months and 18 days to prepare the Constitution of India. The task of writingthe Indian Constitution was given to a draft committee headed by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar.
  2. Constitution
    Constitution of India
  3. 2. There are two copies of the Indian Constitution, one in English and one in Hindi. Both copies of the Constitution of India are handwritten. 


  6. The Indian Constitution is the longest written in the world. It has 444 articles divided into 22 articles and 12 schedules. Recently, 118 amendments were added to the constitution. 
  7. On 24 January 1950, copies of the Indian handwritten constitution were signed by 308 assembly members. 
  8. The original copies of the Constitution of India are preserved in a helium-filled coffin in the Library of Parliament House. 
  9. Republic Day is a three-day event that ends with the Beating Retreat ceremony on 29 January. 
  10. During the Republic Day parade, a Christian hymn, 'Abide with Me', is played which was a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi. 
  11. President Sukarno, the first head of Indonesia, was the chief guest of India's first Republic Day. 
  12. Republic Day was first celebrated in 1955 at Rajpath. "Jan Gana Mana", the national anthem of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950. 
  13. India's national anthem was written in Bengali by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It was later translated into Hindi. 
  14. Dr Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as the first President of India on 26 January 1950 at 10:24 am. 
  15. president rejendra prasad
    President Rajendra Prasad
  16. Freedom, equality and fraternity ', three concepts highlighted in the Indian Constitution are inspired by the French Constitution. 
  17. Five-year government plans are derived from the USSR Constitution. 
  18. During the first Republic Day, the President of India was greeted with a 31-gun salute. 
  19. On the eve of Republic Day, the President of India addresses the country. 
  20. Awards like Kirti Chakra, Padma Awards and Bharat Ratna are announced on the eve of Republic Day. These awards are then given on Republic Day. 
  21. January 26 is India's Republic Day, as well as Australia's official national day.

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