What is Republic Day? Why do We Celebrate it?

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History and the Importance of Republic Day
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Republic Day is the day to remember because it is the day when India got its democratic rights after the constitution of India came into force.

We all know that India gained its freedom from British rule on 15th August 1947 and that night our Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave his famous speech “Tryst With Destiny” but with that Independence, India did not get its democratic rights. But after 2 and half years of Independence on 26th January 1950, the Indian Constitution came into force which makes our country the largest democratic country in the world. And on this day India declared as a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, and Republic.

So, to honor this day, people of India celebrate republic day every year on 26th January.

History and the Importance of Republic Day 

Through the monumental Indian Independence Act, 1947, India got its Independence, an Act of the United Kingdom’s Parliament due to which India divided into two parts. After getting Independence, India was still under the Constitutional Monarchy of King George VI and Early Mountbatten, then Governor-General Of  India. And it was because India did not have its own constitution at that time.

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When the government realized the need for the constitution, the Drafting Committee was set up and headed by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, chairman of the committee. The soul objective of this committee was to draft the Constitution of India, would be the supreme law of the nation. On 4rth November 1947, the committee submitted the first draft and it took 2 years, 11 months, 18 days in adopting the Constitution with the necessary amendments.

It was adopted on 26th November 1949 by the Constituent Assembly of India but formally it was effective from 26th January 1950.

 Facts of the Constitution

  • Prem Behari Narain Raizada wrote the original constitution.
  • Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar is known as the father of the Constitution.
  • It was originally written in Hindi.
  • It is the longest Constitution in the world.
  • 2000 amendments were made before finalizing it.
  • The preamble of our constitution was inspired by the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America.

Developments

 By getting power in hands, the government started working day and night. This constitution gave so much right to the citizens of the country which makes them independent and power to choose ‘what is right’. Now India has reached in the position where it can do whatever it wants to develop more strength and bring more on the table.