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Republic Day Parade - January 26th, public holiday, based in the Rajpath area of New Delhi and attracting enormous crowds, which include both the President and also the Prime Minister. Expect to see processions of elephants, horses and other animals, together with military displays, music and dancing
26th January is a day on which every Indian heart fills up with patriotic fervour and immense love for motherland. There are many significant memories as it was this day when the Indian Tricolour was first unfurled in January 1930 at Lahore, by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru and the declaration of an independent Indian National Congress was made.
26th January, 1950 was the day when the Indian republic and its constitution came into force. It was this day in history in 1965 when Hindi was declared as the official language of India.
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