Republic Day 2023: Why is it celebrated every year on January 26, know about Republic Day, its history, and its importance.
2023 Republic Day India Republic Day is celebrated every year on 26 January in India. This day has a different significance for India and its history. And this year the country is going to celebrate its 74th Republic Day. So let’s know about the history and importance of this day.
Republic Day 2023
This year the country is going to celebrate its 74th Republic Day. The day of 26 January is exceptional for every Indian. Because this day shows the power of Indian citizens to democratically choose their government, this day is celebrated in many ways in the history of India. This is the reason that this day is celebrated with enthusiasm and enthusiasm all over the country. This national festival has its own specialty, and the people of India are also happy on this day.
Due to this, all the Indian people celebrate it with pomp. But do you really know why Republic Day is celebrated in India only on 26 January? If this question is arising again and again in your mind, then today we will tell you the history of Republic Day and will also tell you about its importance.
History of Republic Day
In fact, every year, Republic Day is celebrated on January 26, because on this day the constitution was implemented throughout the country. With the constitution coming into force on January 26, 1950, India was declared a full-fledged republic. This is also the reason why every year 26th January is celebrated as Republic Day in memory of this special day. In the year of India’s independence in 1947, later, with the aim of making it democratic, the constitution of the country was started. It was built and ready in 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days. Then the Constitution of India was accepted by the Constituent Assembly of the country on November 26, 1949. Only after this, from the very next year i.e. 1950, on January 26, this constitution was implemented in the entire country.
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Significance of 26 January
This question keeps coming to the mind of almost every Indian, why January 26 was chosen to implement the constitution accepted on 26th November? A special purpose was also told to choose this special date to implement the constitution. Actually, on January 26, 1930, India was declared completely independent by its Congress against the slavery of the British. In such a situation, 26th January was chosen as the date of implementation of the proposal of complete independence or keeping in mind the importance of 26th January to implement the constitution. With the implementation of the constitution on this day in 1950, the country has been fully declared a republic and on January 26, Republic Day is celebrated every year since then. And in future also it will be celebrated on 26th January only.
World’s largest written constitution
The need for an important constitution for the country was also felt since independence. In such a situation, a Constituent Assembly was also formed to make it. On the account of this assembly, it started the work of making the constitution on December 9, 1946. The President of this Constituent Assembly of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad. While Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution, was there. Dr. Ambedkar played an important role in framing the Constitution of India, due to which he is also called the architect of the Constitution. The Constitution of India is considered to be the largest written constitution in the world, which took 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days to prepare. Since then, on November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly handed over the constitution of the country to the President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. This was the reason. Every year 26 November will be celebrated as Constitution Day.
