Republic Day Grand Parade Marine Drive Mumbai India 26th Jan 2014 Full Coverage [FULL HD]
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parade from the first army tank parade till the last
Video taken on 26th Jan 2014 @
Marine Drive with
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65th
Republic Day grand parade at Marine Drive -
26th January 2014
Live Mumbai India.
Republic Day honors the date on which the
Constitution of India came into force on
26 January 1950 replacing the
Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of
India.
The Constitution was adopted by the
Indian Constituent Assembly on
26 November 1949, and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country's transition towards becoming an independent republic. 26 January was chosen as the
Republic day because it was on this day in
1930 when the
Declaration of
Indian Independence (
Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the
Indian National Congress as opposed to the
Dominion status offered by the
British Regime.
It is one of three national holidays in
India, the other two being
Independence Day and
Gandhi Jayanti.
India achieved independence from
British rule on
15 August 1947 following the
Indian independence movement noted for largely peaceful non-violent resistance and civil disobedience led by
Mahatma Gandhi. The independence came through the
Indian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6 c 30), an Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned
British India into the two new independent Dominions of the
British Commonwealth (later
Commonwealth of Nations):
India and Pakistan. India obtained its independence on 15 August 1947 as a constitutional monarchy with
George VI as head of state and the
Earl Mountbatten as governor-general.
The country, though, did not yet have a permanent constitution; instead its laws were based on the modified colonial
Government of India Act 1935. On 28
August 1947, the
Drafting Committee was appointed to draft a permanent constitution, with Dr
B R Ambedkar as chairman. While
India's Independence Day celebrates its freedom from
British Rule, the Republic Day celebrates of coming into force of its constitution. A draft constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the
Assembly on
4 November 1947.
The Assembly met, in sessions open to public, for 166 days, spread over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days before adopting the
Constitution. After many deliberations and some modifications, the 308 members of the Assembly signed two hand-written copies of the document (one each in Hindi and
English) on
24 January 1950. Two days later, it came into effect throughout the nation.
The main Republic Day celebration is held in the national capital,
New Delhi, at the
Rajpath before the
President of India. On this day, ceremonious parades take place at the Rajpath, which are performed as a tribute to India; its unity in diversity and rich cultural heritage.
In 2016, on the occasion of the 67th Republic Day, the
Protocol Department of the
Government of Maharashtra held its first parade on the lines of the
Delhi Republic Day parade along the entire stretch of Marine Drive in
Mumbai.
In 2016,
French Army soldiers and French Army
Band will take part in the 67th Republic Day parade.
For the first time since 1950, a foreign army contingent will march down the Rajpath during the Republic Day parade. The
35th Infantry Regiment of
7th Armoured Brigade has been practicing for the parade after it participated in an eight-day joint excercise of
Indian and
French troops from 8 January.
The Beating Retreat ceremony is held after officially denoting the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of
29 January, the third day after the Republic Day. It is performed by the bands of the three wings of the military, the
Indian Army,
Indian Navy and
Indian Air Force. The venue is
Raisina Hill and an adjacent square,
Vijay Chowk, flanked by the
North and South block of the
Rashtrapati Bhavan (
President's
Palace) towards the end of Rajpath.
The Chief Guest of the
function is the President of India who arrives escorted by the (
PBG), a cavalry unit. When the President arrives, the PBG commander asks the unit to give the
National Salute, which is followed by the playing of the
Indian National Anthem,
Jana Gana Mana, by
the Army. The
Army develops the ceremony of display by the massed bands in which
Military Bands,
Pipe and
Drum Bands,
Buglers and Trumpeters from various Army Regiments besides bands from the
Navy and
Air Force take part which play popular tunes like
Abide With Me, Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn, and
Saare Jahan Se Achcha at the end.