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26 January Special: Top 20 Unknown facts About Republic Day India

Posted at January 19, 2017
Lesser Known Facts about 26 January Republic Day

Nothing arouses more pride in the heart of every Indian, than to see the fluttering tricolour, on 26th January: a day to stop and ponder, when India was declared a Republic way back in 1950. This of course is a fact everyone knows, but there are little interesting morsels about Republic Day  that most may not know of! Join us on an informative carousel as we bring you interesting Constitutional and other facts about India’s Republic Day …

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Post-independence the “Dominion of India” came into existence, under the Commonwealth of Nations.

1) It was on 26th January 1950 that the Constitution of India came into force and India formally became a Republic.

2) The date 26th January was especially selected since it was the anniversary of Purna Swaraj Day(26th January 1930).

3) India has the longest written Constitution in the world, incorporating 448 Articles in 22 Parts, 12 Schedules and 97 Amendments.

4) It took Dr. B.R.Ambedkar 2 years 11 months and 18 days to draft the Indian Constitution.

5) Two hand-written copies of the Constitution were prepared: in English and in Hindi.

6) Both were signed by 308 members of the Assembly on 24thJanuary 1950. It became effective two days later, and came into force throughout the country.

7) The original hand-written copies of the Constitution are kept in helium-filled cases in the Library of Parliament House.

8 ) It has seen 94 Amendments since inception.

9) India’s motto “Satyamev Jayate”is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad,from the Atharvaveda It was translated into Hindi by Abid Ali in 1911.

10)  Madan Mohan Malviya was responsible for selecting the Indian motto.

11)  Rabindranath Tagore wroteJana Gana Mana in Bengali first. It was translated by Abid Ali into Hindi, in 1911, and officially adopted as the Indian National Anthem in 1950.

12)  It takes 52 seconds to sing the complete National Anthem.

13)  The Indian emblem is adapted from the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, dating back to 250 BC.

14) The Indian flag was conceptualized and designed by Pingali Venkayya, a farmer from Machilipatnam.

15) The ratio of the Indian flag’s width to length is two to three.

16)  The Indian flag, by law, is made of khadi and can be only made in nine specified sizes.

17)  Flying an Indian flag made from any material other than khadi is punishable by law with upto three years of imprisonment and a hefty fine.

18)  The Indian flag should never touch the ground or water, or ever be used as drapery.

19)  Dr. Rajendra Prasad took oath as India’s first President on 26thJanuary 1950.

20)  A 21 gun salute is fired as the President of India unfurls the tricolour, as a naval and military mark of honour.

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“Beating the Retreat” is a military ceremony held on 29th January every year. It marks the end of Republic Day  ceremonies. It was first started way back in the 1950s by Major Roberts of the Indian Army. The evening ends on the note of “Abide with Me” which also happened to be Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite hymn.
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