INDIAN
REPUBLIC DAY
AMAZING FACTS
Beating Retreat Ceremony
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It is held after officially denoting the end of Republic Day festivities
Republic Day celebrations were not always organized at the current venue of Rajpath
It was organized at different venues (like Irwin Stadium, Kingsway, Red Fort, and Ramlila Grounds)
Word ‘Royal ‘ was dropped from Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force was born
The lion head from Ashoka Pillar in Sarnath was formally adopted as the national emblem
Mahatma Gandhi's Favorite Song
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An unrelated Cristian hymn ‘Abide with Me’ is played at the end of the Republic Day parade
India Moved On From Colonial Past
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The chief guest on republic day celebration, 1961 was Queen Elizabeth from Britain
Hindi was declared as the national language of India on this day
Adoption of the Indian constitution happened on this day
India Got Its First President
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Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as the first President of India