India became a free country on August 15, 1947, however, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950.
A salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag by Dr Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth of the Indian Republic on that day. Thereafter 26th of January was decreed a national holiday and was recognised as the Republic Day of India.
The Constitution gave the citizens of India the power to choose their own government and paved the way for democracy. Dr Rajendra Prasad took oath as the first President of India at the Durbar Hall in Government House and this was followed by the Presidential drive along a five-mile route to the Irwin Stadium, where he unfurled the National Flag.
The countdown of 71st Republic Day on 26 January has been started. The festival is celebrated with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm across India.
So Here Are 10 Republic Day wishes, quotes, sms:
1) Nationalism is inspired by the highest ideals of the human race, satyam [the true], shivam [the god], sundaram [the beautiful]. Nationalism in India has ... roused the creative faculties which for centuries had been lying dormant in our people- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
2)“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition”― Mark Twain.
3) Every human has four endowments - self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom. The power to choose, change and respond
4) As India shines with glory today, I celebrate with you the pride of being an Indian. Happy Republic Day
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5) Today is the day when everyone young or old, tall or short, light skin or dark must come together to show the whole world that this nation is the best nation under the sun. Happy Republic Day
6)"If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!" - Romaine Rolland (French scholar)
7) "There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won't go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colours, smells, tastes, and sounds. It was as if all my life I had been seeing the world in black and white and, when brought face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in brilliant technicolor." - Keith Bellows (Editor-in-chief, National Geographic Society)
8)“A nation culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” - Mahatma Gandhi
9)“When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.” -- Albert Einstein
10)The sanctity of law can be maintained only so as long as it is the expression of the will of the people.- Bhagat Singh