Here comes our 60th Republic day
There are many discussions going on the net and off the net regarding years of celebration whether it is 60th year or 59th year of republic india. Although India obtained its independence on August 15, 1947, the Constitution of India came into effect only on January 26, 1950.So we had completed 59 years and now we are entering into 60th year .So its time to celebrate 60 years of Republic India.
During the transition period from 1947 to 1950, King George VI was the head of country. C. Rajagopalachari served as the Governor-General of India during this period. Following January 26, 1950, Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president of India..
With 395 Articles and eight Schedules, the Indian Constitution is the largest written constitution in the world.
Missing PM for the first time
For the first time in history of india, our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is missing the Republic Day celebrations this time.
When the nation celebrates the 60th Republic Day on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be recuperating from a bypass surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Our Guests
On every Republic day, it has become our tradition to hosts another head of state as the chief guest.Following people are our guests till now.
Year Guest Name Country
1976 Prime Minister Jacques Chirac France
1978 President Dr.Patrick Hillery Ireland
1986 Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou Greece
1992 President Mário Soares Portugal
1995 President Nelson Mandela South Africa
1996 President Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso Brazil
1997 Prime Minister Basdeo Panday Trinidad and Tobago
1998 President Jacques Chirac France
1999 King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Nepal
2000 President Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria
2001 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria
2002 President Cassam Uteem Mauritius
2003 President Mohammed Khatami Iran
2004 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil
2005 King Jigme Singye Wangchuk Bhutan
2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Saudi Arabia
2007 President Vladimir Putin Russia
2008 President Nicolas Sarkozy France
2009 President Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan
Source: Wikipedia
Quotes on Republic Day
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of Independent India, in his special message to his countrymen, on the birth of the Indian Republic, said:
“We must re-dedicate ourselves on this day to the peaceful but sure realization of the dream that had inspired the Father of our Nation and the other captains and soldiers of our freedom struggle, the dream of establishing a classless, co-operative, free and happy society in ‘his country’. We must remember that this is more a day of dedications than of rejoicing – dedication to the glorious task of making the peasants and workers the toilers and the thinkers fully free, happy and cultured.”
C. Rajagopalachari, His Excellency the Governor-General in a broadcast talk from the Delhi Station of All-India Radio on Jan 26, 1950 said:
“On the eve of my laying down office, with the inauguration of the Republic, I should like to tender my greetings and best wishes to the men and women of India who will henceforth be a citizen of a republic. I feel deeply thankful for the affection showered on me by all sections of the people, which alone enabled me to hear the burden of an office to the duties and conventions of which I had been an utter stranger.”
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