Celebrating Republic Day, January 26th, is a great opportunity to embrace India’s history, culture, and patriotism.Republic Day is celebrated on January 26th to honor the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950. This was the day when India officially became a republic, meaning that the country was no longer governed by the British Crown and had its own set of laws, rights, and a democratic system of governance.The Indian Constitution, which replaced the Government of India Act 1935, was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, but it came into effect on January 26, 1950. This date was chosen because it was on January 26, 1930, that the Indian National Congress had declared Purna Swaraj (complete independence) from British rule. Therefore, January 26th was already symbolic of the struggle for complete independence.
