The independent republic of India is officially born today, after nearly 100 years of British rule.
A public holiday has been declared throughout the country, and millions of people have been celebrating with processions and ceremonies to hoist the new flag of India for the first time.
India has been running her own affairs since the actual transfer of power from British to Indian hands on 15 August 1947.
But today's ceremonies mark the cutting of her last ties to Britain. India's first president has been sworn in, replacing the King as the country's head of state, and the new constitution ratified.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
india republic day today 26 january 2008 , i am proud , i am an indian.....
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Major Foreign Holidays
January -- Australia Day on the last Monday in Australia's calendar
January 1 -- New Year's Day throughout the Western world and in India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand; founding of Republic of China (Taiwan)
January 2 -- Berchtoldstag in Switzerland
January 3 -- Genshi-Sai (First Beginning) in Japan
January 5 -- Twelfth Night (Wassail Eve or Eve of Epiphany) in England
January 6 -- Epiphany, observed by Catholics throughout Europe and Latin America
mid-January -- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday on the third Monday in the Virgin Islands
January 15 -- Adults' Day in Japan
January 20 -- St. Agnes Eve in Great Britain
January 26 -- Republic Day in India
January-February -- Chinese New Year and Vietnamese New Year (Tet)
February -- Hamstrom on the first Sunday in Switzerland
February 3 -- Setsubun (Bean-throwing Festival) in Japan
February 5 -- Promulgation of the Constitution Day in Mexico
February 6 -- New Zealand Day in New Zealand
February 11 -- National Foundation Day in Japan
February 27 -- Independence Day in the Dominican Republic
March 1 -- Independence Movement Day in Korea; Constitution Day in Panama
March 8 -- International Women's Day in U.N. member nations
March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day in Ireland and Northern Ireland
March 19 -- St. Joseph's Day in Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, and Spain
March 21 -- Benito Juarez's Birthday in Mexico
March 22 -- Arab League Day in Arab League countries
March 23 -- Pakistan Day in Pakistan
March 25 -- Independence Day in Greece; Lady Day (Quarter Day) in Great Britain
March 26 -- Fiesta del Arbol (Arbor Day) in Spain
March 29 -- Youth and Martyrs' Day in Taiwan
March 30 -- Muslim New Year in Indonesia
March-April -- Carnival/Lent/Easter: The pre-Lenten celebration of Carnival (Mardi Gras) and the post-Lenten celebration of Easter are movable feasts widely observed in Christian countries.
April 1 -- Victory Day in Spain; April Fools' Day (All Fools' Day) in Great Britain
April 5 -- Arbor Day in Korea
April 6 -- Van Riebeeck Day in South Africa
April 7 -- World Health Day in U.N. member nations
April 8 -- Buddha's Birthday in Korea and Japan; Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival) in Japan
April 14 -- Pan American Day in the Americas
April 19 -- Declaration of Independence Day in Venezuela
April 22 -- Queen Isabella Day in Spain
April 23 -- St. George's Day in England
April 25 -- Liberation Day in Italy; ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand
April 26 -- Union Day in Tanzania
April 29 -- Emperor's Birthday in Japan
April 30 -- Queen's Birthday in The Netherlands; Walpurgis Night in Germany and Scandinavia
April-May -- Independence Day in Israel
May -- Constitution Day on first Monday in Japan
May 1 -- May Day-Labor Day in the Commonwealth of Independent States and most of Europe and Latin America
May 5 -- Children's Day in Japan and Korea; Victory of General Zaragosa Day in Mexico; Liberation Day in The Netherlands
May 8 -- V-E Day in Europe
May 9 -- Victory over Fascism Day in the Commonwealth of Independent States
May 14 -- Independence Day in Paraguay
May 31 -- Republic Day in South Africa
June 2 -- Founding of the Republic Day in Italy
June 5 -- Constitution Day in Denmark; World Environment Day in U.N. member nations
June 6 -- Memorial Day in Korea; Flag Day in Sweden
June 8 -- Muhammad's Birthday in Indonesia
June 10 -- Portugal Day in Portugal
June 12 -- Republic Day in the Commonwealth of Independent States; Independence Day in the Philippines
mid-June -- Queen's Official Birthday on second Saturday in Great Britain; Midsummer Celebrations in Sweden
June 16 -- Soweto Day in U.N. member nations
June 20 -- Flag Day in Argentina
June 29 -- Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Peru, Spain, Vatican City, and Venezuela
July 1 -- Half-year Holiday in Hong Kong; Bank Holiday in Taiwan; Dominion Day in Canada
July 5 -- Independence Day in Venezuela
July 9 -- Independence Day in Argentina
July 10 -- Bon (Feast of Fortune) in Japan
July 12 -- Orangemen's Day in Northern Ireland
July 14 -- Bastille Day in France
mid-July -- Feria de San Fermin during second week in Spain
July 17 -- Constitution Day in Korea
July 18 -- National Day in Spain
July 20 -- Independence Day in Colombia
July 21-22 -- National Holiday in Belgium
July 22 -- National Liberation Day in Poland
July 24 -- Simon Bolivar's Birthday in Ecuador and Venezuela
July 25 -- St. James Day in Spain
July 28-29 -- Independence Day in Peru
August -- Bank Holiday on first Monday in Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Ireland, and Malawi; Discovery Day on first Monday in Trinidad and Tobago; Independence Day on first Tuesday in Jamaica
August 1 -- Lammas Day in England; National Day in Switzerland
August 9 -- National Day in Singapore
August 10 -- Independence Day in Ecuador
August 14 -- Independence Day in Pakistan
August 15 -- Independence Day in India and Korea; Assumption Day in Catholic countries
August 16 -- National Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic
August 17 -- Independence Day in Indonesia
August 31 -- Independence Day in Trinidad and Tobago
September -- Rose of Tralee Festival in Ireland
September 7 -- Independence Day in Brazil
September 9 -- Choxo-no-Sekku (Chrysanthemum Day) in Japan
September 14 -- Battle of San Jacinto Day in Nicaragua
mid-September -- Sherry Wine Harvest in Spain
September 15 -- Independence Day in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua; Respect for the Aged Day in Japan
September 16 -- Independence Day in Mexico and Papua New Guinea
September 18-19 -- Independence Day in Chile
September 28 -- Confucius' Birthday in Taiwan
October -- Thanksgiving Day in Canada on second Monday; Kruger Day in South Africa during second week
October 1 -- National Day in People's Republic of China; Armed Forces Day in Korea; National Holiday in Nigeria
October 2 -- National Day in People's Republic of China; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday in India
October 3 -- National Day in the Federal Republic of Germany; National Foundation Day in Korea
October 5 -- Republic Day in Portugal
October 9 -- Korean Alphabet Day in Korea
October 10 -- Founding of Republic of China in Taiwan
October 12 -- Columbus Day in Spain and widely throughout Latin America
October 19 -- Ascension of Muhammad Day in Indonesia
October 20 -- Revolution Day in Guatemala; Kenyatta Day in Kenya
October 24 -- United Nations Day in U.N. member nations
October 26 -- National Holiday in Australia
October 28 -- Greek National Day in Greece
November 1 -- All Saints' Day, observed by Catholics in most countries
November 2 -- All Souls' Day in Ecuador, El Salvador, Luxembourg, Macao, Mexico, San Marino, Uruguay, and Vatican City
November 3 -- Culture Day in Japan
November 4 -- National Unity Day in Italy
November 5 -- Guy Fawkes Day in Great Britain
November 11 -- Armistice Day in Belgium, French Guiana, and Tahiti; Veterans Day in France; Remembrance Day in Canada and Bermuda
November 12 -- Sun Yat-sen's Birthday in Taiwan
November 15 -- Proclamation of the Republic Day in Brazil
November 19 -- National Holiday in Monaco
November 20 -- Anniversary of the Revolution in Mexico
November 23 -- Kinro-Kansha-No-Hi (Labor Thanksgiving Day) in Japan
November 30 -- National Heroes' Day in the Philippines
December 5 -- Discovery by Columbus Day in Haiti
December 6 -- Independence Day in Finland
December 8 -- Feast of the Immaculate Conception, widely observed in Catholic countries
December 10 -- Constitution Day in Thailand; Human Rights Day in U.N. member nations
mid-December -- Nine Days of Posada during third week in Mexico
December 25 Christmas Day, widely observed in all Christian countries
December 26 -- St. Stephen's Day in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, San Marino, and Switzerland; Boxing Day in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
December 28 -- National Day in Nepal
December 31 -- New Year's Eve throughout the world; Omisoka (Grand Last Day) in Japan; Hogmanay Day in Scotland
ORIGIN OF REPUBLIC DAY IN INDIA
When India gained independence, the country was lost in a world preoccupied with the destruction brought about by the Second World War. All of a sudden, we were responsible for everything we did. Piggy-backing on another country's mistakes would no longer work. The Indian National Congress in those days could effectively speak for the people of India, but it was not an elected body. There was not even a constitution to guide us.
The Indian Constituent Assembly met on December 9, 1946. The Assembly appointed a number of committees to report on the various aspects of the proposed constitution. The Indian Constitution was finalised with 395 Articles and eight Schedules, and was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. The Indian Republic officially came into being on January 26, 1950.
January 26 was not some random date picked out of the calendar. It was on this date in 1927, that the Indian National Congress, then fighting its non-violent war for freedom, voted for complete independence as against 'dominion status'. It was the date when members of the INC took the pledge to work towards a 'sovereign democratic republic' of India.
After the Constitution was written and adopted on November 1949, January 26 the following year was chosen as the day when India would finally arrive as a nation, complete with the lengthiest and the most detailed constitution in the world. With this, Republic Day became the most important day in the history of India. Indeed, India had become a geographical entity on August 15, 1947, but it was on January 26, 1950 that it became a nation in the true sense, with a constitution and elected representatives of the people.
REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA 26 january
Republic Day is India's great national festival. It is celebrated every year on January 26, in New Delhi with great pomp and pageant and in capitals of the States, as well as at other headquarters and important places with patriotic fervour.
It was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress at midnight of December 31, 1929 - January 1, 1930, that the Tri-Colour Flag was unfurled by the nationalists and a pledge taken that every year on January 26, the "Independence Day" would be celebrated and that the people would unceasingly strive for the establishment of a Sovereign Democratic Republic of India. The professed pledge was successfully redeemed on 26 January, 1950, when the Constitution of India framed by the Constituent Assembly of India came into force, although the Independence from the British rule was achieved on August 15, 1947.
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