Republic Day  

Republic Day

Republic Day is observed every year on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and reaffirm of the nation"s foundational ideals. In the years following independence, the foundation for the subsequent development of the Indian Constitution was laid, marking the country"s transformation into a democratic republic on this day in 1950.

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