India is celebrating its 74th National Republic Day on the 26th of January, 2023. The constitution of India was adopted on the 26th of November, 1949 with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee. This date is celebrated as the Constitution Day of India. Since, the constitution came into effect on the 26th January, 1950, to commemorate this event, India celebrates the Republic Day every year as a national holiday. India got its own constitution and became a free country breaking all the ties with the British reign.
On this day, the honorary civilian honours – the Padma awards are presented to the citizens for their contribution to India in various fields ranging from arts, education, social welfare, music, politics, science, technology, etc. The valour awards of India which are the Ashok Chakra, Paramvir Chakra and Vir Chakra are presented to the brave soldiers for their brave acts in the battlefields.
Every school, college and university in every district of the country celebrates this day and honours the legacy of India in their own way. The education campus hosts the teachers and children in the school where various cultural events take place. The flag is hoisted by the principal or the chief guest followed by the national song and national anthem. Sweets are distributed among the children. Various competitions and ceremonies are conducted in order to make the children aware about the sacrifices which our forefathers have made for a free India. The children should acknowledge the tremendous hard work which was put while drafting the constitution which is an intricate document formed by keeping into consideration all the citizens of the country.
The new India should pay their tributes to the makers of a free India by serving the country with all devotion and perseverance. They could do their bit by making the nation a better place for everyone to live in, by abstaining from corruption, violence, mal-practices, etc. They should live a sustainable lifestyle for the successors to have resources as well. Everyone should become a torchbearer for a positive transformation to occur in the nation – building by every little means they can. If this happens, India would behold an optimistic Domino effect and touch the zenith in the futures to unfold.
India achieved independence on 15 th August 1947, it took nearly 3 years to draft the constitution and 26th January 1950 was chosen as the official enactment date as a nod to the “Purna Swaraj” declaration made during 1930. The country officially came to be known as Republic of India — a “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic” that “secures all its citizens justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity,” according to its preamble.
Notably, a new India has emerged as a leader in the global marketplace, with a dynamic economy and a vast and growing middle class. With the introduction of a new-generation of technology and several groundbreaking initiatives, India has been able to advance its economic growth in all sectors of the economy. The country is now firmly on the path to becoming the next economic super power. We are also one of the fastest growing major economies in the world, and are expected to have the world’s third largest economy by 2030.
Our collective success is an inspiration for the rest of the country. It is our India that will inspire the world to dream and work towards fulfilling their aspirations. We should also celebrate our diversity and the harmony and peace that our country continues to enjoy.